English Explanatory Dictionary

commence

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To begin, start.
  2. To begin or start.
  3. To begin to be, or to act as.
  4. To take a degree at a university.

Pronunciation

/kəˈmɛns/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-commence.wav /kəˈmens/

Word forms

commence commences commencing commenced

Etymology

From Middle English commencen, comencen (also as contracted comsen, cumsen), from Anglo-Norman comencer, from Vulgar Latin *cominitiāre, formed from Latin com- + initiō (whence English initiate).

Synonyms

begin

Antonyms

stop end cease finish conclude complete

Related words

commencement

Derived words

commenceable

Translations

Armenian: սկսել Azerbaijani: başlamaq Belarusian: пачына́ць Belarusian: пача́ць Belarusian: пачына́цца Belarusian: пача́цца Bulgarian: запо́чвам Bulgarian: запо́чна Bulgarian: наче́вам Bulgarian: поде́мам Catalan: començar Chinese Mandarin: 開始 /开始 Danish: begynde Dutch: aanvangen Esperanto: komenciĝi Finnish: aloittaa French: commencer Galician: comezar Georgian: დაწყება German: anfangen German: beginnen Greek: αρχίζω Haitian Creole: komanse Hungarian: elkezd Interlingua: comenciar Italian: cominciare Japanese: 始まる Japanese: 始める Norwegian: begynne Norwegian: påbegynne Persian: آغاز کردن Polish: poczać Polish: poczynać Portuguese: começar Romanian: începe Russian: начина́ть Russian: начина́ться Slovene: pričeti Slovene: pričenjati Spanish: comenzar Spanish: empezar Spanish: principiar Spanish: incoar Spanish: encentar Spanish: decentar Swedish: börja Swedish: begynna Tagalog: magsimula Turkish: başlamak Turkish: başlatmak Turkish: açmak Ukrainian: почина́ти Ukrainian: поча́ти Ukrainian: почина́тися Ukrainian: поча́тися
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