commence — commence, begin, start 1. Commence is a more formal Latinate word for begin or start. Fowler s advice (1926) was to use begin and its derivatives except when these seem incongruous (which is in fact rare); occasions when commence is more… … Modern English usage
commencé — commencé, ée (ko man sé, sée) part. passé. 1° Une construction commencée. L année étant commencée. • Le coeur qui n était encore que commencé à former, DESC. Foetus, 4. • Serons nous fort contents d une pénitence commencée à l agonie, qui n … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
Commence — Com*mence (k[o^]m*m[e^]ns ), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Commenced} (k[o^]m*m[e^]nst ); p. pr. & vb. n. {Commencing}.] [F. commencer, OF. comencier, fr. L. com + initiare to begin. See {Initiate}.] 1. To have a beginning or origin; to originate; to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Commence — Com*mence , v. t. To enter upon; to begin; to perform the first act of. [1913 Webster] Many a wooer doth commence his suit. Shak. [1913 Webster] Note: It is the practice of good writers to use the verbal noun (instead of the infinitive with to)… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
commence — c.1300, from O.Fr. comencier to begin, start (10c., Mod.Fr. commencer), from V.L. *cominitiare, originally to initiate as priest, consecrate, from L. com together (see COM (Cf. com )) + initiare to initiate, from initium (see INITIAL (Cf … Etymology dictionary
commence — *begin, start, initiate, inaugurate Analogous words: institute, *found, organize, establish Contrasted words: finish, complete, conclude, terminate, end, *close … New Dictionary of Synonyms
commence — [v] start action arise, begin, come into being, come into existence, embark on, enter upon, get cracking*, get going, get one’s feet wet*, get show on road*, hit the ground running*, inaugurate, initiate, jump into, kick off*, launch, lead off,… … New thesaurus
commencé — Commencé, [commenc]ée. part. Il a la mesme signification que son verbe … Dictionnaire de l'Académie française
commence — ► VERB ▪ begin. ORIGIN Old French commencier, from Latin initiare begin … English terms dictionary
commence — [kə mens′] vi., vt. commenced, commencing [ME commencen < OFr comencier < VL * cominitiare, orig., to initiate as priest, consecrate < L com , together + initiare, to INITIATE] to begin; start; originate SYN. BEGIN commencer n … English World dictionary
