commence

CEFRC1

/kəˈmɛns/

verb

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In plain English

  1. 01

    verb

    To begin doing something or start an event.

  2. 02

    verb

    Extra detail

    To begin or start.

Examples

  • The conference will commence in due course.

  • The meeting is scheduled to commence at noon.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5
Synonyms
1

Also pronounced

  • /kəˈmens/

Deep Dive

verb

Extra meanings

  1. To begin, start.

  2. To begin to be, or to act as.

  3. To take a degree at a university.

More examples

In context

  • The meeting will commence.

  • At dawn we'll commence to drive.

  • His heaven commences ere the world be past!

Synonyms

Antonyms

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Origin

verb

From Middle English commencen, comencen (also as contracted comsen, cumsen), from Anglo-Norman comencer, from Vulgar Latin *cominitiāre, formed from Latin com- + initiō (whence English initiate).