The meaning of Commence

kəˈmɛns

Commence – definition

verb
Begin.
Usage examples:
His design team commenced work
Synonims:
Begin Start Start off Get down to business Get the ball rolling Get going Get under way Get off the ground Make a start on Set about Go about Enter on Embark on Launch into Lead off Get down

Commence translation into English

Commence: translate from English into Chinese

开始, 着手, 发源

Commence: translate from English into Dutch

Beginnen, Aanvangen, Aanbinden

Commence: translate from English into French

Commencer

Commence: translate from English into German

Beginnen, Aufnehmen, Anheben

Commence: translate from English into Hindi

शुरू, आरंभ, प्रारंभ, प्रारंभ करना, शुरू होना, प्रारंभ होना, आरंभ करना, आरंभ होना, लगना

Commence: translate from English into Italian

Iniziare, Cominciare

Commence: translate from English into Korean

시작하다, 개시하다, 시작되다, 학위를 받다

Commence: translate from English into Russian

Начать, Начинать, Начинаться

Commence: translate from English into Spanish

Comenzar, Empezar

Word origin

Middle English: from Old French commencier, comencier, based on Latin com- (expressing intensive force) + initiare ‘begin’.

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Commence – similar words

commencements

noun
The beginning of something.
Usage examples:
The commencement of the trial

noun
Fml the beginning of something
Usage examples:
The senate's commencement of closed-door deliberations

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commencement

noun
The beginning of something.
Usage examples:
The commencement of the trial

noun
Fml the beginning of something
Usage examples:
The senate's commencement of closed-door deliberations

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commenced

kəˈmens

verb
Begin.
Usage examples:
His design team commenced work

verb
Past simple and past participle of commence
Usage examples:
We will commence building work in august of next year., shall we let the meeting commence?, [ + -in…

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Commence synonims

begin

verb
Perform or undergo the first part of (an action or activity).
Usage examples:
Peter had just begun a life sentence for murder

verb
To do or be the first part of something that continues; start
Usage examples:
[ t ] he begins his new job on monday., [ i ] the movie begins at seven., [ i ] i began by explaini…

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embark on

phrasal verb
Get off the ground

phrasal verb
To start something big or important
Usage examples:
We’ve embarked on an exciting new project.

phrasal verb
To start something new or important
Usage examples:
Embark on a campaign/career she graduated in 1962 and embarked on a career as a teacher., embark on…

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get down

ɡet

phrasal verb
Lower (one's body) as by kneeling

phrasal verb
To start to direct your efforts and attention to something, esp. work
Usage examples:
We’ve got to get down to business, folks, or we’ll never get the newsletter out on time.

phrasal verb
To start to direct your efforts and attention towards something
Usage examples:
The meeting's not due to start for another five minutes but we're all here, so let's get down to bu…

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go about

ɡəʊ

phrasal verb
Begin to deal with

phrasal verb
To begin to do something
Usage examples:
We’d like to help but we’re not sure what’s the best way to go about it.

collocation
To talk about something for a long time, often in an annoying way
Usage examples:
Everyone at school keeps going on about how amazing she is., he used to go on about what a wonderfu…

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set about

set

idiom
Begin to deal with

phrasal verb
Start doing something with vigour or determination.
Usage examples:
It would be far better to admit the problem openly and set about tackling it

phrasal verb
Attack someone.
Usage examples:
He set about me with a strap

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start

verb
Begin or be reckoned from a particular point in time or space.
Usage examples:
The season starts in september

noun
The point in time or space at which something has its origin; the beginning.
Usage examples:
He takes over as chief executive at the start of next year

abbreviation
Strategic arms reduction treaty, an agreement between the us and the soviet union to limit and reduce strategic nuclear weapons, first signed in 1991.

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start off

stɑːt

phrasal verb
Begin to travel or move.
Usage examples:
We started off on our journey

verb
To begin to do something or go somewhere, or to begin or happen
Usage examples:
[ t ] when do you start your new job?, [ i ] we started with nothing when we got married., [ i ] cl…

verb
To begin to work in a job
Usage examples:
Can you start on monday?, i recently started a new job and i'm enjoying it very much so far., entry…

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