commence

Verb

Meaning

To have a beginning or origin; to originate; to start; to begin.

To begin to be, or to act as.

To take a degree at a university.

To enter upon; to begin; to perform the first act of.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

start begin initiate embark on institute open launch undertake inaugurate set out kick off set about start out set in motion get down
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Antonyms

end complete stop finish conclude cease
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Hypernyms

start begin lead off

Hyponyms

attack open start fall jump-start enter

Related terms

commencement

Phrases with the word

commence with about to commence commence its work commence work to commence with commence suddenly

Derivatives

commenced commencing

Examples

We began working at dawn Source: Internet

Who will start? Source: Internet

Get working as soon as the sun rises! Source: Internet

The first tourists began to arrive in Cambodia Source: Internet

He began early in the day Source: Internet

Let's get down to work now Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

commemorial commemorization commemorize commence firing commence its work commence on