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verb
- 1. begin: "his design team commenced work"
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to begin something: We will commence building work in August of next year. Shall we let the meeting commence? [ + -ing verb ] Unfortunately, he commenced speak ing before all the guests had finished eating. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. to begin to (make something) happen. start Hurry up – the film has already started.
to begin something: We will commence building work in August of next year. Shall we let the meeting commence? [ + -ing verb ] Unfortunately, he commenced speak ing before all the guests had finished eating. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. to begin to (make something) happen. start Hurry up – the film has already started.
Commenced definition: started or begun. See examples of COMMENCED used in a sentence.
1. : to have or make a beginning : start. 2. chiefly British : to take a degree at a university. commencer noun. Synonyms. begin. embark (on or upon) enter (into or upon) fall (to) get off. kick off. launch. lead off. open. start. strike (into) See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus. Choose the Right Synonym for commence.
to start or begin; come or cause to come into being, operation, etc. [C14: from Old French comencer, from Vulgar Latin cominitiāre (unattested), from Latin com- (intensive) + initiāre to begin, from initium a beginning] comˈmencern.
verb (used with or without object) , com·menced, com·menc·ing. to begin; start. Synonyms: originate, initiate, inaugurate. commence. / kəˈmɛns / verb. to start or begin; come or cause to come into being, operation, etc.
Definition of 'commence' Word Frequency. commence. (kəmens ) Word forms: 3rd person singular present tense commences , present participle commencing , past tense, past participle commenced. verb. When something commences or you commence it, it begins. [formal] The academic year commences at the beginning of October. [VERB]
