Commence

Verb

 * 1)  To begin, start.

Adverbs for Commence
ceremoniously; busily; prosperously; daily; accustomedly; jocosely; meticulously; amiably; comfortably; conventionally; shrewdly.

Antonyms for Commence
cease

Related terms
commencement

Thesaurus
begin, blast away, blast off, come into being, dive in, embark, embark on, embark upon, enter, enter upon, establish, fall to, get to, go ahead, head into, inaugurate, initiate, jump off, kick off, launch, lead off, open, originate, pitch in, plunge into, send off, set about, set in, set out, set sail, set to, start, start in, start off, start out, take off, take up, turn to

Etymology
From com- + initiō, cognates include French commencer, Italian cominciare, Portuguese começar and Spanish comenzar

Translations

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 * German: ,
 * Greek:
 * Haitian Creole:


 * Hungarian:
 * Interlingua: comenciar
 * Italian:
 * Norwegian: påbegynne
 * Portuguese:
 * Russian: ,
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish:
 * Turkish: başla

Verb

 * 1) first-person singular indicative present form of commencer
 * 2) third-person singular indicative present form of commencer
 * 3) first-person singular subjunctive present form of commencer
 * 4) third-person singular subjunctive present form of commencer
 * 5) second-person singular imperative present form of commencer