commence
verb (used with or without object)
commencer
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a word derived from
commence.
Example Sentences
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Many phrases of Hamilton's tales have passed into ordinary quotation, notably 'Bélier, mon ami, tu me ferais plaisir si tu voulais commencer par le commencement.'
From A Short History of French Literature by George Saintsbury
Mais—pas en Angleterre!" he said—"Ze petite va commencer a Milan- -St. Petersburg—Vienna!
From God's Good Man by Marie Corelli
Neither was he singular in his apprehension of new troubles: a priest, whom I met at Paris, told me, "la révolution ne fait que commencer."
From Four Years in France or, Narrative of an English Family's Residence there during that Period; Preceded by some Account of the Conversion of the Author to the Catholic Faith by Henry Digby Beste
Hortense regarded me boldly, and giggled at the same time, while she said, with an air of impudent freedom— "Dictez-nous quelquechose de facile pour commencer, monsieur."
From The Professor by Charlotte Brontë
He forthwith journeyed thither; and presented himself to the great master as a humble commencer in the Art of Avarice, anxious to learn, and under him to become a student.
From Fairy Tales From all Nations by Anthony R. Montalba
