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verb
- 1. begin: "his design team commenced work"
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The meaning of COMMENCE is to enter upon : begin. How to use commence in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Commence.
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.
Commence definition: to begin; start. . See examples of COMMENCE used in a sentence.
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. to start to do something. begin I'll begin working on the project this weekend.
Interestingly enough, while the word commence means to start, a commencement ceremony marks the end of a college career. 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.
commence - take the first step or steps in carrying out an action; "We began working at dawn"; "Who will start?"; "Get working as soon as the sun rises!"; "The first tourists began to arrive in Cambodia"; "He began early in the day"; "Let's get down to work now"
To start or begin; come or cause to come into being, operation, etc.... Click for English pronunciations, examples sentences, video.
Definition of commence verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Commence Definition. To begin; start; originate. To enter upon or have a beginning; start. (intransitive) To begin, start. (UK, intransitive, dated) To take a degree at a university.
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