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verb
- 1. begin: "his design team commenced work"
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verb [ I or T ] formaluk/kəˈmens/us/kəˈmens/ C2. 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.
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.
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.
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. Discover More. Derived Forms. comˈmencer, noun. Discover More. Other Words From. com·mence·a·ble adjective. com·menc·er noun.
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]
verb [ I or T ] formal us / kəˈmens / uk / kəˈmens / Add to word list. C2. to begin something: We will commence building work in August of next year. Should we let the meeting commence? [ + -ing verb ] Unfortunately, he commenced speak ing before all the guests had finished eating. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples.
Commenced definition: started or begun. See examples of COMMENCED used in a sentence.
Definition of commence verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Definitions of commence. verb. set in motion, cause to start. synonyms: begin, lead off, start. begin. have a beginning, of a temporal event. see more. verb. take the first step or steps in carrying out an action. synonyms: begin, get, get down, set about, set out, start, start out. begin to speak, understand, read, and write a language. see more.
