No. 1,365 in Portuguese
iniciou
"Started" or "began."
In a sentence
Ele iniciou o projeto com grande entusiasmo.
He started the project with great enthusiasm.
Here, 'iniciou' is used as the simple past tense of the verb 'iniciar', meaning 'to start' or 'to initiate'.
Ela iniciou o curso na semana passada.
She started the course last week.
In this sentence, 'iniciou' is used in reference to the beginning of an academic activity.
O programa iniciou automaticamente após a instalação.
The program started automatically after the installation.
Here, 'iniciou' describes an automated action in the past.
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