What part of speech is commence?

Commence can be categorized as a verb.

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Parts of speech

  • 1. commence is a verb, present, 1st person singular of commence (infinitive).
  • 2. commence is a verb (infinitive).

Inflections

Verb

What does commence mean?

Definitions

Verb

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"
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"
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"

Examples of commence

#   Sentence  
1. verb User requests for additional AS400 functionality and reports have been aggressively prioritised and a code freeze will commence prior to the end of Q1 following the delivery of three reports determined as minimum requirements for the support of OBSF.
2. verb The meeting will commence.
3. verb The conference will commence in due course.
Sentence  
verb
User requests for additional AS400 functionality and reports have been aggressively prioritised and a code freeze will commence prior to the end of Q1 following the delivery of three reports determined as minimum requirements for the support of OBSF.
The meeting will commence.
The conference will commence in due course.

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