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[/stɑːrt ˈsɜːrtʃɪŋ/]
verb phrase
começar a procurar
1.
to begin looking for something or someone
I need to start searching for my lost keys.
Preciso começar a procurar minhas chaves perdidas.
2.
to initiate a search process, especially using a search engine or database
Let me start searching for flights to Brazil.
Deixa eu começar a procurar voos para o Brasil.
Synonyms
begin searching
commence searching
start looking
begin looking
Antonyms
stop searching
cease searching
end search
Regional Variations
General Brazilian
começar a procurar
most common usage
São Paulo
começar a buscar
alternative form, equally used
Portugal
começar a procurar
standard European Portuguese
Related Idioms & Phrases
search high and low
search for the needle in a haystack
on the hunt for
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