commence
IPA: kʌmˈɛns
verb
- (intransitive) To begin, start.
- (transitive) To begin to be, or to act as.
- (UK, intransitive, dated) To take a degree at a university.
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Examples of "commence" in Sentences
- He commenced the competition.
- It commenced to the end of the race.
- The race commenced with the gunshot.
- He was the guest speaker at the 2005 commencement.
- The operation of the pipeline was commenced in 1988.
- Perspiration commenced immediately and was very copious.
- Burrell was the commencement speaker at the school in 2008.
- During the afternoon, the disembarkation of the troops commenced.
- Jones was the commencement speaker for the undergraduate ceremonies.
- This decision marked the commencement of the Dalidio Marketplace initiative.