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单词 commence
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commenceverb [ I or T ]

uk/kəˈmens/us/kəˈmens/formal

C2 to begin something:

We will commence building work in August of next year.
Shall we let the meeting commence?
[ + -ing verb ] Unfortunately, he commenced speaking before all the guests had finished eating.

Thesaurus: synonyms and related words

Starting and beginning

  • be in the first flush of idiom
  • become
  • begin
  • branch out
  • break into sth
  • export
  • go ahead
  • ground
  • initiator
  • instate
  • introduce
  • kick
  • kick in
  • kick-start
  • strike
  • touch sth off
  • train
  • trigger
  • wade in
  • weave

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commenceverb [ I/T ]

us/kəˈmens/

to begin something:

[ T ] He commenced speaking before all the guests had arrived.
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