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Commence

Commence Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Commence? [v] 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" [v] 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" [v] 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" Synonyms \| Synonyms for Commence: begin \| embark on \| get \| lead off \| set about \| set out \| start \| start \| start out \| start up Related Terms \| Find terms related to Commence: arise \| begin \| blast away \| blast off \| come into being \| dive in \| embark \| embark on \| embark upon \| enter \| enter upon \| establish \| fall to \| get to \| go ahead \| head into \| inaugurate \| initiate \| jump off \| kick off \| launch \| lead off \| open \| originate \| pitch in \| plunge into \| send off \| set about \| set in \| set out \| set sail \| set to \| start \| start in \| start off \| start out \| take off \| take up \| turn to See Also \| attack \| auspicate \| begin \| bestir oneself \| break in \| come on \| commence \| commence \| embark \| embark on \| enter \| fall \| get cracking \| get going \| get moving \| get rolling \| get started \| get to \| get weaving \| inaugurate \| inaugurate \| introduce \| jump off \| kick off \| launch \| lead off \| open \| plunge \| set off \| start up \| strike out \| usher in Commence In Webster's Dictionary \Commence"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Commenced}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Commencing}.] [F. commencer, OF. comencier, fr. L. com- + initiare to begin. See {Initiate}.] 1. To have a beginning or origin; to originate; to start; to begin. Here the anthem doth commence. --Shak. His heaven commences ere the world be past. --Goldsmith. 2. To begin to be, or to act as. [Archaic] We commence judges ourselves. --Coleridge. 3. To take a degree at a university. [Eng.] I question whether the formality of commencing was used in that age. --Fuller. \Commence"\, v. t. To enter upon; to begin; to perform the first act of. Many a wooer doth commence his suit. --Shak. Note: It is the practice of good writers to use the verbal noun (instead of the infinitive with to) after commence; as, he commenced studying, not he commenced to study.

Commence Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Commence?

[v] 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"
[v] 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"
[v] 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"

Commence In Webster's Dictionary

\Com*mence"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Commenced}; p. pr. &
vb. n. {Commencing}.] [F. commencer, OF. comencier, fr. L.
com- + initiare to begin. See {Initiate}.]
1. To have a beginning or origin; to originate; to start; to
   begin.

         Here the anthem doth commence.        --Shak.

         His heaven commences ere the world be past.
                                               --Goldsmith.

2. To begin to be, or to act as. [Archaic]

         We commence judges ourselves.         --Coleridge.

3. To take a degree at a university. [Eng.]

         I question whether the formality of commencing was
         used in that age.                     --Fuller.


\Com*mence"\, v. t.
To enter upon; to begin; to perform the first act of.

      Many a wooer doth commence his suit.     --Shak.

Note: It is the practice of good writers to use the verbal
      noun (instead of the infinitive with to) after
      commence; as, he commenced studying, not he commenced
      to study.

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