Definition of commence Commence

/kʌmɛˈns/ - [kumens] - com•mence

We found 12 definitions of commence from 6 different sources.

What does commence mean?

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Verb commences, commencing, commenced
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"
		get down, begin, get, start out, start, set about, set out
		end, terminate bring to an end or halt; "She ended their friendship when she found out that he had once been convicted of a crime"; "The attack on Poland terminated the relatively peaceful period after WW I"
		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 pass suddenly and passively into a state of body or mind; "fall into a trap"; "She fell ill"; "They fell out of favor"; "Fall in love"; "fall asleep"; "fall prey to an imposter"; "fall into a strange way of thinking"; "she fell to pieces after she lost her work"
		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 begin to injure; "The cancer cells are attacking his liver"; "Rust is attacking the metal"
		break in make submissive, obedient, or useful; "The horse was tough to break"; "I broke in the new intern"
		launch, plunge smoothen the surface of; "launch plaster"
		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"
		bestir oneself, get cracking, get moving, get rolling, get started, get weaving, get going start to be active; "Get cracking, please!"
		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"
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"
		begin, lead off, start
		end, terminate bring to an end or halt; "She ended their friendship when she found out that he had once been convicted of a crime"; "The attack on Poland terminated the relatively peaceful period after WW I"
		begin, start 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"
		jump-start, jumpstart start or re-start vigorously; "The Secretary of State intends to jumpstart the Middle East Peace Process"
		recommence begin again; "we recommenced his reading after a short nap"
		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 play in the starting lineup
		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"
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"
		start, start up, embark on
		lead off, commence, begin, start teach immoral behavior to; "It was common practice to lead off the young ones, and teach them bad habits"
		kick off, inaugurate be a precursor of; "The fall of the Berlin Wall ushered in the post-Cold War period"
		open make available; "This opens up new possibilities"

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Wiktionary

commence (Verb)
To begin, start.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

commence (v. i.)
To have a beginning or origin; to originate; to start; to begin.
commence (v. i.)
To begin to be, or to act as.
commence (v. i.)
To take a degree at a university.
commence (v. t.)
To enter upon; to begin; to perform the first act of.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

commence
To take the first step or steps in carrying out an action.
commence
To set in motion, cause to start.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

commence
kom-ens′, v.i. to begin: to originate: to take rise.—v.t. to begin: to originate: to enter upon: to take a university degree—e.g. 'to commence M.A.'—n. Commence′ment, the beginning: at certain universities the act of taking the degrees: the ceremony when these are conferred. [O. Fr. comencer—L. com, and initiāre, to begin—in, into, and īre, to go.]

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commence, verb, present, 1st person singular of commence (infinitive).
commence, verb (infinitive).

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