commenced

American

[kuh-menst] / kəˈmɛnst /

adjective

started or begun.

The newly commenced shipping service will provide customers with safer and faster cargo movement.

verb

the simple past tense and past participle of commence.

Other Word Forms

Etymology

Origin of commenced

commence + -ed ² ( def. )

Example Sentences

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"A significant number of IDF ground soldiers commenced offensive operations aimed at expanding the Forward Defense Line... The operation is currently expanding to additional areas," the Israeli military said.

From Barron's • May 31, 2026

Shortly after his father's hearing commenced on 23 February, Sebastian Duterte condemned it.

From BBC • May 28, 2026

Principal photography commenced later that year in Cannes, Nice and the Côte d’Azur, and re-created the festival atmosphere.

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026

The offer hasn’t yet commenced and remains subject to regulatory approvals.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 2026

I envision the future day when this campaign is finished, and we grown older and commenced men of means—with wives of our own, and children, and farms, perhaps, laid about with barns.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson

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