commence (redirected from commencer)

com·mence  (k-mns)

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

v.tr.

To begin; start.

v.intr.

To enter upon or have a beginning; start. See Synonyms at begin.

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

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com·mencer n.

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commence

Verb

[-mencing, -menced] to begin [Latin com- (intensive) + initiare to begin]

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 jump-start, jumpstart - 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 << OPPOSITE stop

2. start, open, begin, go ahead << OPPOSITE end

Translations

commence [kəˈmɛns] vt, vi → comenzar

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commence [kəˈmɛns] vt, vi → commencer

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commence [kəˈmɛns] vt, vi → beginnen

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commence [kəˈmɛns] vt, vi → cominciare

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commence

v commence [kəˈmens]

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

n comˈmencement

1 beginning. begin, aanvang بَدْء، ابْتِداء започване začátek; datum vzniku påbegyndelse der Beginn έναρξη comienzo algus شروع alku commencement הַתחָלָה आरम्भ početak kezdet awal byrjun, upphaf inizio 開始 시작; 졸업식 pradžia sākums; iesākšanās permulaan aanvang begynnelse rozpoczęcie começo început начало začiatok začetek početak början, begynnelse การพบปะของผู้สำเร็จการศึกษา 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 promoce årsafslutning; translokation die Abschlußfeier γιορτή αποφοίτησης (ceremonia de) graduación ülikooli lõpuaktus جشن فارغ التحصیلی remise des diplômes טֶכֶּס קַבָּלַת תְעוּדוֹת दीक्षांत समारोह promocija avatási nap, diplomaavató ünnepély wisuda (cerimonia del conferimento delle lauree) 卒業式 universiteto baigimo iškilmės, aktas (augstskolas) izlaiduma akts konvokesyen diploma-uitreiking; uitreiking van bul eksamensfest, avslutning for avgangselever/-studenter promocja 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