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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.
The meaning of COMMENCE is to enter upon : begin. How to use commence in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Commence.
Commence definition: to begin; start. . See examples of COMMENCE used in a sentence.
When something commences or you commence it, it begins. [formal] The academic year commences at the beginning of October. [VERB] They commenced a systematic search. [VERB noun] He lit his pipe, and commenced to puff in silence.. [VERB to-infinitive] [Also V v-ing]
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 begin to happen; to begin something. The meeting is scheduled to commence at noon. I will be on leave during the week commencing 15 February. commence with something The day commenced with a welcome from the principal.
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Britannica Dictionary definition of COMMENCE. formal. : to begin. [no object] The festivities will commence with a parade. Their contract commences in January. They commenced to argue. = They commenced arguing. [+ object] The court commenced criminal proceedings.
