commence

kəˈmɛns

Definition

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Definition of commence - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

formal initiation

tr.

initiate formally

tr.

The university will commence the new academic year with an orientation..

begin

start

action

tr./intr.

begin or start an action or event

tr./intr.

The meeting will commence at 10 AM.

inaugurate

initiate

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Expressions with commence

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commence proceedings

start a legal process in a court

They will commence proceedings against the company.

let the games commence

announce the official start of a contest or event

Let the games commence, and may the best team win!

Origin of commence

Latin, com (together) + initiare (to begin)

Terms with commence included in their meaning

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away we go

intj.

travel

indicates readiness to commence a journey

go to war

conflict

commence hostilities

raise the curtain

beginning

begin or commence something

Examples of commence in a sentence

They will commence the project next week.
The ceremony will commence shortly.
Construction on the new bridge will commence next month.

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French:entamer, débuter, ...
German:formell beginnen, beginnen, ...
Italian:cominciare, avviare, ...
Spanish:iniciar, empezar, ...
Portuguese:começar, dar início, ...
Chinese:启动, 着手, ...
Japanese:正式に開始する, 始める, ...
Arabic:بَدَأ, انطلق, ...
Hebrew:לְהַתְחִיל, לְהָחֵיל, ...
Russian:приступать, начать, ...
Ukrainian:починати, почати, ...
Hindi:प्रारंभ करना, ...
Bengali:উদ্বোধন করা, শুরু করা, ...
Catalan:iniciar, ...
Czech:zahájit, ...
Danish:indlede, begynde, ...
Dutch:formeel beginnen, beginnen, ...
Greek:εγκαινιάζω, αρχίζω, ...
Hungarian:megkezdeni, kezdetét venni, ...
Khmer:ចាប់ផ្តើមជាផ្លូវការ, ចាប់ផ្តើម, ...
Korean:공식적으로 시작하다, 시작하다, ...
Persian:آغاز کردن, برپا شدن, ...
Polish:rozpoczynać, rozpocząć, ...
Portuguese (BR):começar, dar início, ...
Romanian:a demara, a porni, ...
Swedish:formellt inleda, börja, ...
Thai:เริ่มต้น, ...
Turkish:başlamak, başlatmak, ...
Vietnamese:khai giảng, khởi đầu, ...

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