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Learn to pronounce com·mence

/kəˈmens/
verb
begin; start.
"his design team commenced work"
synonyms: begin, start, start off, get down to business, get the ball rolling, get going, get under way, get off the ground, make a start on, set about, go about, enter on, embark on, launch into, lead off, get down to, set in motion, ring up the curtain on, open, initiate, institute, inaugurate, go ahead, get cracking on, get stuck into, kick off, get the show on the road, get weaving (on)

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1. to have or make a beginning : start 2. chiefly British : to take a degree at a university commencer noun
adjective. started or begun: The newly commenced shipping service will provide customers with safer and faster cargo movement.
to begin something: We will commence building work in August of next year. Should we let the meeting commence?
verb (used with or without object) , com·menced, com·menc·ing. to begin; start. Synonyms: originate, initiate, inaugurate
Commence is a fancy way of saying "begin." Your invitation to a formal wedding might note, "The ceremony will commence at noon."
to begin something: We will commence building work in August of next year. Shall we let the meeting commence?
verb commences; commenced; commencing formal : to begin [no object] The festivities will commence with a parade. Their contract commences in January.
To start or begin; come or cause to come into being, operation, etc.... Click for pronunciations, examples sentences, video.
4 days ago · verb. kə-ˈmen(t)s. Definition of commence. as in to begin. to take the first step in (a process or course of action) commence the festivities.
to begin to happen; to begin something. The meeting is scheduled to commence at noon. I will be on leave during the week commencing 15 February.