Meaning of commence | Babel Free

Definitions

1. To begin; start. See Synonyms at begin.
2. To enter upon or have a beginning; start.
3. to begin; start.
4. to begin. the church service commenced with a hymn. begin يَشْرَعُ في، يَبْدأُ почвам começar zahájit beginnen begynde αρχίζωcomenzar, empezar algama آغاز کردن یا شدن aloittaa commencer להַתחִיל आरम्भ होना započeti (el)kezd(ődik) memulai byrja, hefja cominciare 始まる 시작되다 prasidėti []sākt; []sākties bermula aanvangenbegynne, sette i gang rozpoczynać się ستايل: سپارښت كول começar a începe начинать začínať (sa) začeti (se) otpočeti börja ตั้งต้น başlamak 開始 починати(ся) شروع کرنا ، شروع ہونا bắt ...
5. to start or begin; come or cause to come into being, operation, etc
6. embark on, start, open, begin, initiate, originate, instigate, inaugurate, enter upon They commenced a systematic search of the area. embark on end, stop, finish, complete, conclude, halt, cease, wind up, terminate, bring to an end, desist
   embark on
7. start, open, begin, go ahead The academic year commences at the beginning of October. start end, stop, finish, cease, wind up, come to an end
   start
8. To go about the initial step in doing (something):approach, begin, embark, enter, get off, inaugurate, initiate, institute, launch, lead off, open, set about, set out, set to, start, take on, take up, undertake.
9. To come into being:arise, begin, originate, start.
10. To begin to appear or develop:appear, arise, dawn, emerge, originate.

Equivalents

CEFR level