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commence

UK
/kəˈmɛns/
US
/kəˈmɛns/

Translations

commenceverb
commenced
Past Simple
commenced
Past Participle
commencing
Gerund
UK
/kəˈmɛns/
US
/kəˈmɛns/
The ceremony will commence at 3 PM.
La cérémonie commencera à 15 h.
Additional translations
intenterS’emploie surtout en contexte juridique.
Synonyms
begin
set in motion
inaugurate
embark
launch
initiate
start
Antonyms
conclude
finish
stop
cease

Definitions

commenceverb
To begin or start something.
The ceremony will commence at 3 PM.
To initiate formal legal proceedings.
The plaintiff commenced an action in the state court.
To set in motion; to begin doing something.
She commenced her doctoral studies last fall.
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