commence
/kəˈmɛns
/verb
Begin: [with object]: his design team commenced work [no object]: a public inquiry is due to commence on the 16th...
- Training has commenced for all teams and new players would be very welcome in any age group.
- On arrival the group were divided into four teams and then activities commenced.
- The good news is that the building has commenced and is due to be completed by the end of August.
Synonyms
begin, start, start off;
get down to business, get the ball rolling, get going, get under way, get off the ground, make a start on, set about, go about, enter on, embark on, launch into, lead off, get down to, set in motion, ring up the curtain on, open, initiate, institute, inaugurate;
go ahead
informal get cracking on, get stuck into, kick off, get the show on the road
British informal get weaving (on)
Origin
Middle English: from Old French commencier, comencier, based on Latin com- (expressing intensive force) + initiare 'begin'.
Rhymes
- anthropometry
- anthropomorphic
- anthropomorphically
- anthropomorphism
- anthropomorphize
- anthropomorphous
- anthropopathy
- anthropophagist
- anthropophagite
- anthropophagous
- anthropophagus
- anthropophagy
- anthroposophical
- anthroposophy
- anthurium
- anti
- anti-
- anti-abortion
- anti-abortionist
- anti-ageing
- anti-aging
- anti-aircraft
- antialiasing
- anti-American
- anti-Americanism