commence

commence
01. The ceremony will [commence] in 15 minutes.
02. The wedding can't [commence] until the bride's father arrives.
03. My holidays [commence] at the beginning of May.
04. Sales tax will be increased [commencing] next month.
05. She had to get all her stuff ready before the [commencement] of her course.
06. The dancers began to stretch and warm up in readiness for the [commencement] of the dance program.
07. The game of hockey [commences] when the puck, a round flat rubber disc, is dropped at center ice.
08. On April 10, 1912, the Titanic [commenced] her maiden voyage from Southampton, England to New York.
09. When a crime is reported, the police [commence] the criminal process by investigating what has occurred.
10. The Christian Bible [commences] with a description of the creation of the earth.
11. All students must take a placement test at the [commencement] of the program.
12. Sales taxes in our state will decrease by one percent [commencing] in the new year.
13. A Hebrew proverb advises that if you [commence] a good action, leave it not incomplete.
14. Friedrich Nietzsche once suggested that belief in the truth [commences] with the doubting of all those "truths" we once believed.
15. Hosea Ballou once observed that education [commences] at the mother's knee, and every word spoken within hearsay of little children tends toward the formation of character.
16. President John Adams once stated, "The Revolution was effected before the War [commenced]. The Revolution was in the minds and hearts of the people."
17. The football game was halted due to snow, but [recommenced] after the field was cleared off.

Grammatical examples in English. 2013.

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  • commence — commence, begin, start 1. Commence is a more formal Latinate word for begin or start. Fowler s advice (1926) was to use begin and its derivatives except when these seem incongruous (which is in fact rare); occasions when commence is more… …   Modern English usage

  • commence — I verb arise, auspicate, begin, bring, broach, come into existence, come into the world, embark on, engage in, enter upon, inaugurate, incept, incipere, initiate, install, institute, introduce, launch, lay the foundations, make one s debut, open …   Law dictionary

  • commencé — commencé, ée (ko man sé, sée) part. passé. 1°   Une construction commencée. L année étant commencée. •   Le coeur qui n était encore que commencé à former, DESC. Foetus, 4. •   Serons nous fort contents d une pénitence commencée à l agonie, qui n …   Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

  • Commence — Com*mence (k[o^]m*m[e^]ns ), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Commenced} (k[o^]m*m[e^]nst ); p. pr. & vb. n. {Commencing}.] [F. commencer, OF. comencier, fr. L. com + initiare to begin. See {Initiate}.] 1. To have a beginning or origin; to originate; to… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Commence — Com*mence , v. t. To enter upon; to begin; to perform the first act of. [1913 Webster] Many a wooer doth commence his suit. Shak. [1913 Webster] Note: It is the practice of good writers to use the verbal noun (instead of the infinitive with to)… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • commence — c.1300, from O.Fr. comencier to begin, start (10c., Mod.Fr. commencer), from V.L. *cominitiare, originally to initiate as priest, consecrate, from L. com together (see COM (Cf. com )) + initiare to initiate, from initium (see INITIAL (Cf …   Etymology dictionary

  • commence — *begin, start, initiate, inaugurate Analogous words: institute, *found, organize, establish Contrasted words: finish, complete, conclude, terminate, end, *close …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • commence — [v] start action arise, begin, come into being, come into existence, embark on, enter upon, get cracking*, get going, get one’s feet wet*, get show on road*, hit the ground running*, inaugurate, initiate, jump into, kick off*, launch, lead off,… …   New thesaurus

  • commencé — Commencé, [commenc]ée. part. Il a la mesme signification que son verbe …   Dictionnaire de l'Académie française

  • commence — ► VERB ▪ begin. ORIGIN Old French commencier, from Latin initiare begin …   English terms dictionary

  • commence — [kə mens′] vi., vt. commenced, commencing [ME commencen < OFr comencier < VL * cominitiare, orig., to initiate as priest, consecrate < L com , together + initiare, to INITIATE] to begin; start; originate SYN. BEGIN commencer n …   English World dictionary

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