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- pronunciation:
- k
mens
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb)
| part of speech: |
transitive verb & intransitive verb |
| inflections: |
commences, commencing, commenced |
| definition: |
to begin or have a beginning; start.
Classes have already commenced at the university.They commenced their journey on foot.- synonyms:
- begin, initiate, institute, start
- antonyms:
- conclude, stop
- similar words:
- approach, embark, establish, found, inaugurate, introduce, kick off, launch, lead, mount, open, originate, set about
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| related words: |
activate, actuate, dawn, embark, launch, originate, put, undertake |
adverb + (v.)commence
initially
(v.)commence
+ adverb
immediately, slowly, soon
(v.)commence
+ noun
action,
artillery,
assault,
bombardment,
bombing,
braille,
cleanup,
command,
conversion,
crash,
crying,
descent,
dialogue,
drinking,
evening,
firing,
inquiry,
insertion,
lecture,
phase,
publication,
recovery,
search,
sequence,
session,
terror
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