commence
verb (used with or without object)
am commencing
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present progressiveof commence (1st person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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"I am commencing to believe that you are not so crazy as we have all thought," he said.
From The Mad King by Edgar Rice Burroughs
Whenever I give one of those little stretches and swell up a bit that's a sign I am commencing to get wealthy.
From Billy Baxter's Letters, By William J. Kountz by William J. Kountz
I see, or at least I am commencing to get a glimmer of those possibilities which Mr. Morehouse may have had in mind.
From Once to Every Man by Anton Otto Fischer
"I am commencing to think you are a bit of a mascot," said Barry laughing.
From The Second String by Nat Gould
