commence

commence

originate, inaugurate, begin, start: commence the show

Not to be confused with:

comments – remarks; observations, annotations, criticisms: There were harsh comments on the performance.

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com·mence

 (kə-mĕns′)

v. com·menced, com·menc·ing, com·menc·es

v.tr.

To begin; start. See Synonyms at begin.

v.intr.

To enter upon or have a beginning; start.

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[Middle English commencen, from Old French comencier, from Vulgar Latin *cominitiāre : Latin com-, intensive pref.; see com- + Late Latin initiāre, to begin (from Latin initium, beginning; see ei- in Indo-European roots).]

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com·menc′er n.

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commence

(kəˈmɛns)

vb

to start or begin; come or cause to come into being, operation, etc

[C14: from Old French comencer, from Vulgar Latin cominitiāre (unattested), from Latin com- (intensive) + initiāre to begin, from initium a beginning]

comˈmencer n

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com•mence

(kəˈmɛns)

v.i., v.t. -menced, -menc•ing.

to begin; start.

[1250–1300; Middle English < Anglo-French, Middle French comencer < Vulgar Latin *cominitiāre= Latin com- com- + initiāre to begin; see initiate]

com•mence′a•ble, adj.

com•menc′er, n.

syn: See begin.

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commence

Past participle: commenced
Gerund: commencing

Imperative

commence

commence

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Thesaurus

Verb	1.	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" begin, set out, start, start out, set about, get down, get recommence - begin again; "we recommenced his reading after a short nap" strike out - set out on a course of action; "He struck out on his own" fall - begin vigorously; "The prisoners fell to work right away" jump off - set off quickly, usually with success; "The freshman jumped off to a good start in his math class" get to - arrive at the point of; "She gets to fretting if I stay away from home too long" auspicate - commence in a manner calculated to bring good luck; "They auspicated the trip with a bottle of champagne" attack - set to work upon; turn one's energies vigorously to a task; "I attacked the problem as soon as I got out of bed" break in - start in a certain activity, enterprise, or role launch, plunge - begin with vigor; "He launched into a long diatribe"; "She plunged into a dangerous adventure" come on - occur or become available; "water or electricity came on again after the earthquake" embark, enter - set out on (an enterprise or subject of study); "she embarked upon a new career" get moving, get rolling, get started, get weaving, bestir oneself, get cracking, get going - start to be active; "Get cracking, please!" begin - begin to speak, understand, read, and write a language; "She began Russian at an early age"; "We started French in fourth grade"
	2.	commence - set in motion, cause to start; "The U.S. started a war in the Middle East"; "The Iraqis began hostilities"; "begin a new chapter in your life" lead off, start, begin jumpstart, jump-start - start or re-start vigorously; "The Secretary of State intends to jumpstart the Middle East Peace Process" recommence - cause to start anew; "The enemy recommenced hostilities after a few days of quiet" usher in, inaugurate, introduce - be a precursor of; "The fall of the Berlin Wall ushered in the post-Cold War period" set off - set in motion or cause to begin; "The guide set the tour off to a good start" embark on, start up, commence, start - get off the ground; "Who started this company?"; "We embarked on an exciting enterprise"; "I start my day with a good breakfast"; "We began the new semester"; "The afternoon session begins at 4 PM"; "The blood shed started when the partisans launched a surprise attack" begin - have a beginning, of a temporal event; "WW II began in 1939 when Hitler marched into Poland"; "The company's Asia tour begins next month"
	3.	commence - get off the ground; "Who started this company?"; "We embarked on an exciting enterprise"; "I start my day with a good breakfast"; "We began the new semester"; "The afternoon session begins at 4 PM"; "The blood shed started when the partisans launched a surprise attack" embark on, start up, start commence, lead off, start, begin - set in motion, cause to start; "The U.S. started a war in the Middle East"; "The Iraqis began hostilities"; "begin a new chapter in your life" inaugurate, kick off - commence officially open - begin or set in action, of meetings, speeches, recitals, etc.; "He opened the meeting with a long speech"

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commence

verb

1. embark on, start, open, begin, initiate, originate, instigate, inaugurate, enter upon They commenced a systematic search of the area.
embark on end, stop, finish, complete, conclude, halt, cease, wind up, terminate, bring to an end, desist

2. start, open, begin, go ahead The academic year commences at the beginning of October.
start end, stop, finish, cease, wind up, come to an end

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commence

verb

1. To go about the initial step in doing (something):

approach, begin, embark, enter, get off, inaugurate, initiate, institute, launch, lead off, open, set about, set out, set to, start, take on, take up, undertake.

Informal: kick off.

Idioms: get cracking, get going, get the show on the road.

2. To come into being:

arise, begin, originate, start.

3. To begin to appear or develop:

appear, arise, dawn, emerge, originate.

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Translations

يَشْرَعُ في، يَبْدأُ

zahájit

begynde

beginnen

comenzar

aloittaa

commencerdébuteraborder

elkezdelkezdõdik

byrja, hefja

cominciare

aktasuniversiteto baigimo iškilmės

iesāktiesāktiessāktsākties

aanvangen

começar

начинатьначинаться

začínať

börja

başlamak

开始

commence

[kəˈmens] (frm)

A. VT → comenzar
to commence doing or to do sth → comenzar a hacer algo
to commence proceedings (against sb) (Jur) → entablar demanda (a algn)

B. VI → comenzar

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commence

[kəˈmɛns]

vt (= start) → commencer
to commence doing sth → commencer à faire qch
to commence to do sth → commencer à faire qch

vi → commencer

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commence

(form)

vi → beginnen

vt → beginnen (→ obj mit +dat); legal proceedings → eröffnen; to commence doing or to do something → mit etw anfangen

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commence

[kəˈmɛns]

1. vt → cominciare
to commence doing sth → cominciare a fare qc

2. vi → cominciare

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commence

(kəˈmens) verb

to begin. the church service commenced with a hymn. begin يَشْرَعُ في، يَبْدأُ почвам começar zahájit beginnen begynde αρχίζωcomenzar, empezar algama آغاز کردن یا شدن aloittaa commencer להַתחִיל आरम्भ होना započeti (el)kezd(ődik) memulai byrja, hefja cominciare 始まる 시작되다 prasidėti []sākt; []sākties bermula aanvangenbegynne, sette i gang rozpoczynać się ستايل: سپارښت كول começar a începe начинать začínať (sa) začeti (se) otpočeti börja ตั้งต้น başlamak 開始 починати(ся) شروع کرنا ، شروع ہونا bắt đầu 开始

comˈmencement noun

1. beginning. begin, aanvang بَدْء، ابْتِداء започване começo začátek; datum vzniku der Beginn påbegyndelse έναρξηcomienzo algus شروع alku commencementהתחלה आरम्भ početak kezdet awal byrjun, upphaf inizio 開始 시작 pradžia sākums; iesākšanās permulaan aanvangbegynnelserozpoczęcie پيل: دبرى ليكونو دويشلو په منا سبت چشن (دښوونځۍ يا پوهنځۍ له خوا começo început начало začiatok začetek početak början, begynnelse การเริ่ม başlama, başlangıç 開始 початок آغاز sự bắt đầu 开始

2. a ceremony at which students receive their diplomas or degrees. inwerkingtreding حَفْلَة تَخْريج церемония по завършване на учебно заведение formatura promoce die Abschlußfeier årsafslutning; translokation γιορτή αποφοίτησης graduación ülikooli lõpuaktus جشن فارغ التحصیلی promootio remise des diplômes טֶכֶּס קַבָּלַת תְעוּדוֹת दीक्षांत समारोह promocija avatási nap, diplomaavató ünnepély wisuda (cerimonia del conferimento delle lauree) 卒業式 졸업식 universiteto baigimo iškilmės, aktas (augstskolas) izlaiduma akts konvokesyen diploma-uitreiking; uitreiking van bul eksamensfest, avslutning for avgangselever/-studenter promocja د فارغ شوی جشن актовый день promócia, slávnostné ukončenie školského roku podelitev diplom ali priznanj dodela diploma promotion, avslutning การพบปะของผู้สำเร็จการศึกษา diploma töreni 畢業典禮 церемонія присудження університетських ступенів اسناد وصول کرنے کی تقریب lễ phát bằng 毕业典礼

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