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1. (v.t.) commence
to begin; start.
Etymology: (1250–1300; ME < AF, MF comencer < VL *cominitiāre= L com-com - +initiāre to begin; see initiate)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (verb) get down, begin, get, start out, start, set about, set out, commence
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
"We began working at dawn"; "Who will start?"; "Get working as soon as the sun rises!"; "The first tourists began to arrive in Cambodia"; "He began early in the day"; "Let's get down to work now"
2. (verb) begin, lead off, start, commence
set in motion, cause to start
"The U.S. started a war in the Middle East"; "The Iraqis began hostilities"; "begin a new chapter in your life"
3. (verb) start, start up, embark on, commence
get off the ground
"Who started this company?"; "We embarked on an exciting enterprise"; "I start my day with a good breakfast"; "We began the new semester"; "The afternoon session begins at 4 PM"; "The blood shed started when the partisans launched a surprise attack"
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (verb) commence
to have a beginning or origin; to originate; to start; to begin
2. (verb) commence
to begin to be, or to act as
3. (verb) commence
to take a degree at a university
4. (verb) commence
to enter upon; to begin; to perform the first act of
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Sense: to begin
the church service commenced with a hymn.
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 Afrikaans: begin |
 Arabic: يَشْرَعُ في، يَبْدأُ |
 Bulgarian: почвам |
 Brazilian: começar |
 Czech: zahájit |
 German: beginnen |
 Danish: begynde |
 Greek: αρχίζω |
 Spanish: comenzar, empezar |
 Estonian: algama |
 Farsi: آغاز کردن یا شدن |
 Finnish: aloittaa |
 French: commencer |
 Hebrew: להַתחִיל |
 Hindi: आरम्भ होना |
 Croatian: započeti |
 Hungarian: (el)kezd(ődik) |
 Indonesian: memulai |
 Icelandic: byrja, hefja |
 Italian: cominciare |
 Japanese: 始まる |
 Korean: 시작되다 |
 Lithuanian: prasidėti |
 Latvian: []sākt; []sākties |
 Malay: bermula |
 Dutch: aanvangen |
 Norwegian: begynne, sette i gang |
 Polish: rozpoczynać się |
 Persian: آغاز کردن یا شدن |
 Pashto: ستايل: سپارښت كول |
 Portuguese: começar |
 Romanian: aîncepe |
 Russian: начинать(ся) |
 Slovak: začínať (sa) |
 Slovenian: začeti (se) |
 Serbian: otpočeti |
 Swedish: börja |
 Thai: ตั้งต้น |
 Turkish: başlamak |
 Taiwanese: 開始 |
 Ukrainian: починати(ся) |
 Urdu: شروع کرنا ، شروع ہونا |
 Vietnamese: bắt đầu |
 Chinese: 开始 |
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