单词 | recommence |
释义 | recommence (once / 2546 pages) v The verb recommence means "begin again." Play may recommence in a baseball game after a rain delay, for example, or your diet may recommence after the new year. When you see the re- prefix on this word, you likely know that recommence is going to involve something that is done again. Commence means “begin.” So, when you recommence something, you start it again, like studying all day, taking a break for dinner, then recommencing the studying in the evening. WORD FAMILYrecommence: recommenced, recommencement, recommences, recommencing+/commence: commenced, commencement, commences, commencing, recommence/commencement: commencements/recommencement: recommencements USAGE EXAMPLESThe German government lifted its flight ban earlier this year, and in September Turkish Airlines recommenced flights from Istanbul. BBC(Nov 03, 2016) Heyndrickx said negotiations between the Vatican and Beijing were set to recommence later this month. The Guardian(Oct 21, 2016) At a garden party the other day, my son dropped a cracker into thick dirt, picked it up and recommenced chewing. Wall Street Journal(Oct 07, 2016) 1v cause to start anew The enemy recommenced hostilities after a few days of quiet Hyper begin, commence, lead off, start set in motion, cause to start 2v begin again we recommenced his reading after a short nap Hyper begin, commence, get, get down, set about, set out, start, start out take the first step or steps in carrying out an action |
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