Definition of recommence Recommence

re•com•mence

We found 8 definitions of recommence from 5 different sources.

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What does recommence mean?

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Verb

recommences, recommencing, recommenced  

recommence - begin again; "we recommenced his reading after a short nap"
  start out, commence, set about, set out, get down, begin, start, get begin to deal with; "approach a task"; "go about a difficult problem"; "approach a new project"
recommence - cause to start anew; "The enemy recommenced hostilities after a few days of quiet"
  lead off, commence, begin, start teach immoral behavior to; "It was common practice to lead off the young ones, and teach them bad habits"
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • recommence (v. i.)
    To commence or begin again.
  • recommence (v. i.)
    To begin anew to be; to act again as.
  • recommence (v. t.)
    To commence again or anew.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

  • recommence
    rē-kom-ens′, v.t. to commence again.—n. Recommence′ment

Part of speech

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

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