rozpoczynać

From roz- +‎ poczynać.

• IPA^(key): /rɔs.pɔˈt͡ʂɨ.nat͡ɕ/
• (Middle Polish) IPA^(key): /rɔs.pɔˈt͡ʂɨ.nat͡ɕ/

• Audio 1, rozpoczynać

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• Audio 2, rozpoczynać się

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• Rhymes: -ɨnat͡ɕ
• Syllabification: roz‧po‧czy‧nać

rozpoczynać impf (perfective rozpocząć)

1. (transitive) to start, to begin (to do something previously not done) [+infinitive = to do what] (proscribed)

   Synonyms: wszczynać, zaczynać

2. (transitive) to begin (to do something as the first of a series of actions) [+instrumental = with what], [+ od (genitive) = from what]

   Synonym: zaczynać

3. (transitive) to start, to begin (to be the first element of something)
4. (intransitive) to begin, to start (to take on a particular profession) [+ jako (nominative) = as what]

   Synonym: zaczynać

5. (transitive) to begin (to open and start using something previously unused)

   Synonyms: napoczynać, zaczynać

6. (intransitive) to begin (to say something at first and continue speaking afterwards) [+ o (locative) = about what]

   Synonym: zaczynać

7. (reflexive with się) to start, to begin (of events, etc., to have a beginning; to be initiated)

   Synonym: zaczynać się

   Antonym: kończyć się

8. (reflexive with się) to start, to begin (of places, etc., to have an edge; to be first seen somewhere)

   Synonym: zaczynać się

   Antonym: kończyć się

9. (reflexive with się) to start, to begin (of periods, etc., to have the initial phase and continue to last)

   Synonyms: nastawać, zaczynać się

10. (reflexive with się) to start, to begin (to be the first of a collection of events) [+instrumental = with what], [+ od (genitive) = from what], [+ z (instrumental) = with what]

    Synonym: zaczynać się

• rozpoczynać in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• rozpoczynać in Polish dictionaries at PWN