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单词 commence
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Definition of commence in English:

commence

verb kəˈmɛnskəˈmɛns
  • Begin.

    with object his design team commenced work
    no object a public inquiry is due to commence on the 16th
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Full planning permission has been granted with construction due to commence this year.
    • Training has commenced for all teams and new players would be very welcome in any age group.
    • The good news is that the building has commenced and is due to be completed by the end of August.
    • Work is due to commence shortly, so hopefully the problem will finally be resolved.
    • The Institute offers a wide range of courses to adults commencing every September and January.
    • Work is due to commence shortly and it is estimated it will take a year to bring this project to fruition.
    • Next month the guild will hold its Christmas party commencing at 1pm.
    • The following day a section of rail workers was due to commence a two-day strike.
    • It is hoped to commence construction on the initial phase of the plan this Autumn.
    • It will be held in the meeting room commencing at 9 pm and all committee members are asked to attend.
    • This was still being worked on at the time of my visit but production is due to commence at the beginning of December.
    • The course will take place on two mornings per week for 12 weeks commencing in late September.
    • There will be a Vintage Parade commencing at 2pm from the local Community Hall.
    • There will be an evening fixture on Monday, with the action commencing at 6pm.
    • On arrival the group were divided into four teams and then activities commenced.
    • All customers please note that week commencing June 9 will be recyclables only.
    • The Hebrew day commenced six hours ahead of our day, at sunset the previous day.
    • The tournaments in billiards and snooker will soon be commencing so members should come in and get in some practice.
    • This will give the children a great preparation before commencing school the following September.
    • The review is due to commence in June with the panel expected to report its findings in October 2005.
    Synonyms
    begin, start, start off
    get down to business, get the ball rolling, get going, get under way, get off the ground, make a start on, set about, go about, enter on, embark on, launch into, lead off, get down to, set in motion, ring up the curtain on, open, initiate, institute, inaugurate
    go ahead
    informal get cracking on, get stuck into, kick off, get the show on the road
    British informal get weaving (on)

Origin

Middle English: from Old French commencier, comencier, based on Latin com- (expressing intensive force) + initiare 'begin'.

Rhymes

cense, common sense, condense, dense, dispense, expense, fence, hence, Hortense, immense, offence (US offense), pence, prepense, pretence (US pretense), sense, spence, suspense, tense, thence, whence
 
 

Definition of commence in US English:

commence

verbkəˈmenskəˈmɛns
  • Begin; start.

    with object his design team commenced work
    no object a public inquiry is due to commence on the 16th
    Example sentencesExamples
    • The course will take place on two mornings per week for 12 weeks commencing in late September.
    • It is hoped to commence construction on the initial phase of the plan this Autumn.
    • This will give the children a great preparation before commencing school the following September.
    • The tournaments in billiards and snooker will soon be commencing so members should come in and get in some practice.
    • This was still being worked on at the time of my visit but production is due to commence at the beginning of December.
    • There will be an evening fixture on Monday, with the action commencing at 6pm.
    • The Hebrew day commenced six hours ahead of our day, at sunset the previous day.
    • The Institute offers a wide range of courses to adults commencing every September and January.
    • The following day a section of rail workers was due to commence a two-day strike.
    • It will be held in the meeting room commencing at 9 pm and all committee members are asked to attend.
    • Training has commenced for all teams and new players would be very welcome in any age group.
    • Work is due to commence shortly and it is estimated it will take a year to bring this project to fruition.
    • Next month the guild will hold its Christmas party commencing at 1pm.
    • There will be a Vintage Parade commencing at 2pm from the local Community Hall.
    • All customers please note that week commencing June 9 will be recyclables only.
    • Full planning permission has been granted with construction due to commence this year.
    • The review is due to commence in June with the panel expected to report its findings in October 2005.
    • On arrival the group were divided into four teams and then activities commenced.
    • The good news is that the building has commenced and is due to be completed by the end of August.
    • Work is due to commence shortly, so hopefully the problem will finally be resolved.
    Synonyms
    begin, start, start off

Origin

Middle English: from Old French commencier, comencier, based on Latin com- (expressing intensive force) + initiare ‘begin’.

 
 
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