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commence

/kəˈmɛns/verb2 syllables

Commence means: take the first step or steps in carrying out an action.

Synonyms for commence10

verb, as in take the first step or steps in carrying out an action

get down, begin, get, start out, start, set about, set out

verb, as in set in motion, cause to start

begin, lead off, start

verb, as in get off the ground

start, start up, embark on

What does commence mean?3

verb

1

take the first step or steps in carrying out an action“We began working at dawn”

2

set in motion, cause to start“The U.S. started a war in the Middle East”

3

get off the ground“Who started this company?”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with commence?19

one syllable

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Show 40 near rhymes
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Commence in a sentence

  • The surgeon scrubbed thoroughly up to his elbows before commencing surgery.patgfisher
  • The surgeon scrubbed up before commencing the operation.CM
  • Their swords crossed, and the combat commenced.Hybrid
  • The conference will commence in due course.UrpleReen
  • The game is about to commence.Amastan
  • The drilling operation is about to commence.Amastan
  • When will you commence the construction work?anzart
  • Mevrouw commenced playing softly upon the piano.Hybrid

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Forms of commence

as a verb

past tense
commenced
present participle
commencing
third-person singular
commences
past participle
commenced