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commence
/ əˈɛԲ /
verb
to start or begin; come or cause to come into being, operation, etc
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Other 51Թ Forms
- commenceable adjective
- commencer noun
- recommence verb
- dzˈԳ noun
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51Թ History and Origins
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of commence1
C14: from Old French comencer, from Vulgar Latin comԾپ (unattested), from Latin com- (intensive) + Ծپ to begin, from initium a beginning
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See begin.
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Ms Chauhan says she arrived at the airport at 12:20 PM local time, 10 minutes after boarding was due to commence.
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In the coming days a complex investigation involving the plane's black box - which records flight data - and an examination of debris will commence.
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We really did a lot of physical training prior to production commencing.
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A clean-up operation commenced on Wednesday, with debris and burning items being cleared from the roads.
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It also wants to commence development work to increase capacity at Chester - a hub for trains from north Wales.
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