Associations to the word «Commence»

COMMENCE, verb. (intransitive) To begin, start.

COMMENCE, verb. (transitive) To begin to be, or to act as.

COMMENCE, verb. (UK) (intransitive) (dated) To take a degree at a university.

COMMENCE, verb. 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".

COMMENCE, verb. 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".

COMMENCE, verb. 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".