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commence
[ kuh-mens ]
/ kÉĖmÉns /
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verb (used with or without object), comĀ·menced, comĀ·mencĀ·ing.
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Origin of commence
synonym study for commence
See begin.
OTHER WORDS FROM commence
comĀ·menceĀ·aĀ·ble, adjectivecomĀ·mencĀ·er, nounreĀ·comĀ·mence, verb, reĀ·comĀ·menced, reĀ·comĀ·mencĀ·ing.Words nearby commence
comme il faut, commemorate, commemoration, commemorative, commemoratory, commence, commenced, commencement, commencing, commend, commendable
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How to use commence in a sentence
British Dictionary definitions for commence
commence
/ (kÉĖmÉns) /
verb
to start or begin; come or cause to come into being, operation, etc
Derived forms of commence
commencer, nounWord Origin for commence
C14: from Old French comencer, from Vulgar Latin cominitiÄre (unattested), from Latin com- (intensive) + initiÄre to begin, from initium a beginning
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