emprender

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Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *imprehendere, from Latin prehendere.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /empɾenˈdeɾ/
  • Rhymes: -eɾ
  • Syllabification: em‧pren‧der

Verb

emprender (first-person singular present emprendo, first-person singular preterite emprendí, past participle emprendido)

  1. to undertake, to engage in
  2. to take (e.g. actions, steps, initiatives, an approach, a path)
  3. to start, to launch, to initiate, to begin (e.g. a project, an investigation, a business venture, a negotiation)
  4. to set out on, to set forth on (a journey)

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