commence
31commencé — Part. pas. m.s. commencer …
32commence — Synonyms and related words: arise, begin, blast away, blast off, come into being, dive in, embark, embark on, embark upon, enter, enter upon, establish, fall to, get to, go ahead, head into, inaugurate, initiate, jump off, kick off, launch, lead… …
33commence — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. See beginning. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. start, enter upon, originate, initiate; see begin 1 , 2 . See Synonym Study at begin . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v. begin, start, initiate, launch, open.… …
34commence — com|mence [ kə mens ] verb intransitive or transitive FORMAL ** to begin, or begin something: The lawyers are preparing for the trial, which commences in 30 days. In 1993 the company commenced drilling on the property …
35commence — An unnecessary genteelism. What’s wrong with begin ? …
36commence — com·mence || kÉ™ mens v. begin, start …
37commence — verb start or cause to start; begin. Origin ME: from OFr. commencier, comencier, based on L. com (expressing intensive force) + initiare begin …
38commence — I. v. n. 1. Begin, originate, take rise. 2. Begin, open. 3. Take the first step, make a beginning, break ground, break the ice. II. v. a. Begin, institute, inaugurate, originate, open, start, enter upon, set about, set on foot, set in operation …
39commence — v 1. begin, start, go ahead, Inf. fire away, Inf. blast away; embark, set sail, get going, get a move on, Inf. take off, Inf. blast off, start off, start out, be off, move out, get the ball rolling, get [s.t.] off the ground, hit the trail, hit… …
40commence — com·mence …
