commence
11commence — [kə mens′] vi., vt. commenced, commencing [ME commencen < OFr comencier < VL * cominitiare, orig., to initiate as priest, consecrate < L com , together + initiare, to INITIATE] to begin; start; originate SYN. BEGIN commencer n …
12commence — v. (formal) 1) (D; intr.) to commence with (we ll commence with a reading of the minutes of the last meeting) 2) (rare) (O) (mil.) commence firing! * * * [kə mens] (rare) (G) (mil.) commence firing! (formal) (D; intr.) to commence with (we ll… …
13commence — 01. The ceremony will [commence] in 15 minutes. 02. The wedding can t [commence] until the bride s father arrives. 03. My holidays [commence] at the beginning of May. 04. Sales tax will be increased [commencing] next month. 05. She had to get all …
14commence — com|mence [kəˈmens] v [I and T] formal [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: comencer, from Vulgar Latin cominitiare, from Latin com ( COM ) + initiare to begin ] to begin or to start something ▪ Work will commence on the new building… …
15commence — verb (I, T) formal to begin or to start something (+ with): A trial commences with opening statements. | commence sth: Your first evaluation will be six months after you commence employment. | commence doing sth: You may commence reading, Jeremy …
16commence — verb (commenced; commencing) Etymology: Middle English comencen, from Anglo French comencer, from Vulgar Latin *cominitiare, from Latin com + Late Latin initiare to begin, from Latin, to initiate Date: 14th century transitive verb to enter upon ; …
17commence — verb Commence is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑enquiry, ↑hostility, ↑period, ↑proceedings Commence is used with these nouns as the object: ↑proceedings, ↑work …
18commence */*/ — UK [kəˈmens] / US verb [intransitive/transitive] Word forms commence : present tense I/you/we/they commence he/she/it commences present participle commencing past tense commenced past participle commenced formal to begin, or to begin something… …
19commence — See begin. See begin, commence …
20commence — Work on the project is scheduled to commence in June (Financial Times). An unnecessary genteelism. What s wrong with begin} …
