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commencecommence /kəˈmɛns/ ●○○ AWL verb [intransitive, transitive] ETYMOLOGYcommenceOrigin: 1300-1400 Old French comencer, from Vulgar Latin cominitiare, from Latin + initiare to begin VERB TABLEcommence |
| Present | I, you, we, they | commence | | he, she, it | commences | | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | commenced | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have commenced | | he, she, it | has commenced | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had commenced | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will commence | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have commenced |
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| Present | I | am commencing | | he, she, it | is commencing | | you, we, they | are commencing | | Past | I, he, she, it | was commencing | | you, we, they | were commencing | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been commencing | | he, she, it | has been commencing | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been commencing | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be commencing | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been commencing |
THESAURUSstart doing something► begin to start doing something or start feeling a particular way: All right, let’s begin. ► start start means the same as begin but is used more in conversation than begin: What time does the concert start? ► commence formal begin. Used in very formal language such as official announcements: The search for a new coach will commence immediately. ► launch to begin something new or important, such as a program or an attack: The Department of Health launched its newest educational program this week. ► initiate formal to begin something, especially a new process, discussion, or plan: Both sides have agreed to initiate peace talks in an effort to end the war. ► take up to begin regularly doing an activity or sport you have never done before: At the age of fifty, she decided to take up the piano. ► break out if a fire or a fight breaks out, it begins: A fire broke out in one of the warehouses. formal to start something SYN begin OPP stop: Work will commence immediately. They will commence production in April.commence with The tradition of lighting a torch commenced with the 1936 Olympic Games.commence doing something The planes commenced bombing on Wednesday.► see thesaurus at begin [Origin: 1300–1400 Old French comencer, from Vulgar Latin cominitiare, from Latin + initiare to begin]WORD CHOICE: commence, start, begin• Commence is a very formal word that is used in writing and in formal speech.• Begin is less formal, and it is the most common word to choose for your writing. In speech, begin sounds a little more formal than start.• Start is the least formal word, but it too can be used in both writing and speech. → see Word Choice at commence |