commence

kəˈmɛns

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#1·8h ago

(intransitive) To begin, start.

Origin: From , comencen (also as contracted comsen, cumsen), from , from , formed from + initiō (whence English initiate). Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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(transitive) To begin, start.

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#3·8h ago

(Appalachian, intransitive, with to) To begin or start.

''At dawn we'll commence to drive.''

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