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- Dictionarycommence/kəˈmɛns/
verb
- 1. begin: "his design team commenced work"
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commence We commenced listening to Uncle Jim's long story, knowing we were in for it now. embark on/upon something That fateful morning, she embarked upon the longest solo climb in history. enter on/upon something With his diagnosis, we entered upon the most difficult time of our lives.
The meaning of COMMENCE is to enter upon : begin. How to use commence in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Commence.
start Hurry up – the movie's started. begin The ceremony is about to begin. commence The meeting commenced with a moment of silence. open The meeting opened with a short word of welcome to new members. originate The idea for the business originated with my grandmother's recipes. See more results ».
Commence definition: to begin; start. . See examples of COMMENCE used in a sentence.
Synonyms for COMMENCE: begin, start, launch, open, found, fall (to), set about, get going; Antonyms of COMMENCE: conclude, end, finish, terminate, cease, stop, halt, discontinue
commence. commence work. commence training. commence a search. commence construction. commence immediately. View more related words. To start or begin; come or cause to come into being, operation, etc.... Click for English pronunciations, examples sentences, video.
Commence is a fancy way of saying "begin." Your invitation to a formal wedding might note, "The ceremony will commence at noon." If a congressman wants to start a meeting to vote on an important bill, he might say, "This meeting will begin immediately."
Definition of commence verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
commence meaning, definition, what is commence: to begin or to start something: Learn 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"
