commence
verb (used with or without object)
commences
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present tense formof commence (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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July 6: Boeing commences production on the "North Line" in Everett, Washington, part of a strategy to increase output of the 737 MAX.
From Barron's ● Aug. 3, 2026
His treatment of the Troll Wall in Norway, Europe’s highest rock face and the cliff Sasha is scaling when the film commences, is a hallucination that turns the world upside down.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 23, 2026
This stress becomes all too real in the documentary when the brothers and their writing team are still working on the final episode's script when filming commences.
From BBC ● Jan. 13, 2026
District Judge Tanya Chutkan, has to decide before the actual trial commences what evidence proffered by the DOJ will be admissible.
From Salon ● Oct. 19, 2024
The singing commences again, and I realize that the Easter matins have begun.
From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein
