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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Williams, 94, attended the ribbon-cutting ceremony last Wednesday, which commenced with the composer’s rousing “Raiders March” played by the school’s marching band and accompanied by its blue-clad cheerleaders.

From Los Angeles Times • May 4, 2026

By the time hostilities commenced in the Middle East it had halved, and Michael Saylor’s bitcoin vehicle suffered an even more vertiginous drop, from north of $450 last summer to a February trough of $106.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 22, 2026

QVC Group commenced a voluntary Chapter 11 bankruptcy as part of a restructuring support agreement.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

Filming for the series has commenced in Tenby, Cardiff and along the south Wales coastline.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

Then, whining, he turned and crawled back to solid ground, tail between his legs, and commenced begging me to come back, too.

From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns

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