Meaning of "commence" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD COMMENCE

From Old French comencer, from Vulgar Latin cominitiāre (unattested), from Latin com- (intensive) + initiāre to begin, from initium a beginning.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF COMMENCE

kəˈmɛns

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF COMMENCE

Commence is a verb.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb commence in English.

WHAT DOES COMMENCE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of commence in the English dictionary

The definition of commence in the dictionary is to start or begin; come or cause to come into being, operation, etc.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO COMMENCE

PRESENT

Present

I commence

you commence

he/she/it commences

we commence

you commence

they commence

Present continuous

I am commencing

you are commencing

he/she/it is commencing

we are commencing

you are commencing

they are commencing

Present perfect

I have commenced

you have commenced

he/she/it has commenced

we have commenced

you have commenced

they have commenced

Present perfect continuous

I have been commencing

you have been commencing

he/she/it has been commencing

we have been commencing

you have been commencing

they have been commencing

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I commenced

you commenced

he/she/it commenced

we commenced

you commenced

they commenced

Past continuous

I was commencing

you were commencing

he/she/it was commencing

we were commencing

you were commencing

they were commencing

Past perfect

I had commenced

you had commenced

he/she/it had commenced

we had commenced

you had commenced

they had commenced

Past perfect continuous

I had been commencing

you had been commencing

he/she/it had been commencing

we had been commencing

you had been commencing

they had been commencing

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will commence

you will commence

he/she/it will commence

we will commence

you will commence

they will commence

Future continuous

I will be commencing

you will be commencing

he/she/it will be commencing

we will be commencing

you will be commencing

they will be commencing

Future perfect

I will have commenced

you will have commenced

he/she/it will have commenced

we will have commenced

you will have commenced

they will have commenced

Future perfect continuous

I will have been commencing

you will have been commencing

he/she/it will have been commencing

we will have been commencing

you will have been commencing

they will have been commencing

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would commence

you would commence

he/she/it would commence

we would commence

you would commence

they would commence

Conditional continuous

I would be commencing

you would be commencing

he/she/it would be commencing

we would be commencing

you would be commencing

they would be commencing

Conditional perfect

I would have commence

you would have commence

he/she/it would have commence

we would have commence

you would have commence

they would have commence

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been commencing

you would have been commencing

he/she/it would have been commencing

we would have been commencing

you would have been commencing

they would have been commencing

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you commence
we let´s commence
you commence

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to commence

Past participle

commenced

Present Participle

commencing

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

SYNONYMS OF «COMMENCE»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «commence» and belong to the same grammatical category.

begin · go ahead · inaugurate · initiate · instigate · open · originate · start

TRANSLATION OF COMMENCE

Find out the translation of commence to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of commence from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «commence» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 开始
• Translator English - Spanish: comenzar
• English: commence
• Translator English - Hindi: शुरू
• Translator English - Arabic: بدء
• Translator English - Russian: начать
• Translator English - Portuguese: iniciar
• Translator English - Bengali: আরম্ভ
• Translator English - French: commencer
• Translator English - Malay: Bermula
• Translator English - German: beginnen
• Translator English - Japanese: 開始する
• Translator English - Korean: 시작하다
• Translator English - Javanese: Miwiti
• Translator English - Vietnamese: bắt đầu
• Translator English - Tamil: தொடங்குகிறது
• Translator English - Marathi: आरंभ
• Translator English - Turkish: başlamak
• Translator English - Italian: iniziare
• Translator English - Polish: rozpocząć
• Translator English - Ukrainian: почати
• Translator English - Romanian: începe
• Translator English - Greek: αρχίσει
• Translator English - Afrikaans: aanvang
• Translator English - Swedish: påbörjas
• Translator English - Norwegian: påbegynne

10 QUOTES WITH «COMMENCE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word commence.

1

John Amery

All men will commence in their present rank and promotion will be open to all men alike, without any distinctions or qualifications, political or otherwise.

2

Hans Urs von Balthasar

Thus it is necessary to commence from an inescapable duality: the finite is not the infinite.

3

Sarah Bernhardt

Although all new ideas are born in France, they are not readily adopted there. It seems that they must first commence to prosper in a foreign country.

4

John Bigelow

Of your own indefatigable labor from early dawn and of your explicit instructions, that the batteries should reserve their ammunition, until the grand charge should commence, for which the enemy were undoubtedly preparing.

5

Henry Brooke

Tyranny Absolves all faith; and who invades our rights, However his own commence, can never be But an usurper.

6

David Ginola

I have recently started acting lessons in south France, and I intend to commence acting lessons at Rada.

7

Niccolo Machiavelli

When you disarm the people, you commence to offend them and show that you distrust them either through cowardice or lack of confidence, and both of these opinions generate hatred.

8

James Monroe

Never did a government commence under auspices so favorable, nor ever was success so complete.

9

Wole Soyinka

Rwanda, which is one of the younger independent states in Africa, must be regarded as a model of how great human trauma can be transformed to commence true reconstruction of people. Human trauma can lead to stunted growth and mass withdrawal.

10

Edward Steichen

Once you really commence to see things, then you really commence to feel things.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «COMMENCE»

Discover the use of commence in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to commence and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

Let Battle Commence

When dinosaur fan Max and his friends uncover a set of mysterious dinosaur cards and three hand-sized stone slates, they have no idea what they are about to unleash.

SEGA Entāpuraizesu, 2010

The Public statutes at large of the United States of ...

Randel M'Allistor, at the rate of five dollars per month, to commence on the seventh day of March, one thousand eight hundred and eight. John Durnal, at the rate of three dollars per month, to commence on the seventh day of April, one ...

InfoWorld

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Army and Navy Pension Laws, and Bounty Land Laws of U.S., ...

Joel Terrell, at the rate of three dollars thirty-three cents per month, to commence on the eighteenth December, one thousand eight hundred and thirteen. George Dugan, at the rate of two dollars fifty cents per month, to commence on tenth ...

Acts Passed at the ... Session of the General Assembly for ...

Breathitt, when hereafter to be held, Breckinridge, when hereafter to commence, Butler, when hereafter to commence, Caldwell, when hereafter to commence, Calloway,"when hereafter to commence, Calloway, when it may sit twelvejuridical  ...

Kentucky, 1843

House Documents

00, commence at Medon. 00. 50. 00, twice a week. 00, three timesa week. 00. 00. 00, twice a week. 00, three times a week. 00, commence at Medon. 00. \ 00, commence at Medon. 00, commence at Medon, twice a week. 00, commence at ...

United States House of Representatives, 1860

The Reports of Sir Edward Coke, Kt. [1572-1617]: In English, ...

limited to commence on one of three Accidents, that is to fay, when the former Lease shall determine by Death (a) or («) Cr.Jjc.71. Surrender, or Forfeiture; if none of these Accidents happen, Godb^iV*7 that the second Lease which is to ...

Great Britain. Courts, Sir Edward Coke, J. G., 1727

HM Courts Service: administration of the Crown Court : report

1 HM Courts Service has performance indicators for the time taken to commence each of the four types of cases undertaken in the Crown Court: • To commence 78 per cent of cases committed for trial in the Crown Court within 1 6 weeks of ...

Great Britain. National Audit Office, 2009

The Laws of the United States of America

John Lowry, three dollars thirty-three and 'Pen=?6n'é"-'r~ one-third cents per month, to commence on the nineteenth day of_ April, one. thousand eight hundred and eight. James _Blever, five dollars per month, to commence on the eighth day ...

United States, 1809

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «COMMENCE»

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Court to commence contempt proceedings against Federal Housing …

The National Industrial Court will on July 8 commence contempt proceedings against the Managing Director of the Federal Housing Authority, ... «Premium Times, Jul 15»

Commence to Move Forward

"The willingness to accept responsibility for one's own life is the source from which self-respect springs." -- Joan Didion Here are my thoughts ... «Huffington Post, Jul 15»

Federal University Set To Commence Research On Traditional …

The Federal University of Health Sciences (FUHS) at Otukpo in Benue has revealed that it will soon commence the research into traditional ... «360Nobs.com, Jul 15»

Marks And Spencer To Commence Share Repurchase Programme …

(RTTNews.com) - Marks and Spencer Group plc. (MKS.L) said that it will commence a share repurchase programme of Marks & Spencer's ... «Nasdaq, Jul 15»

Govt signs agreement with KNET to commence work

The Ministry of Communications has signed an agreement with KNET Limited, a Ghanaian-owned private firm, for the commencement of work ... «Graphic Online, Jul 15»

Badger Culling to Commence in Northern Ireland

NORTHERN IRELAND – The second year of badger culling will start in Northern Ireland as part of a national bovine tuberculosis eradication ... «TheCattleSite, Jul 15»

2015 Toyota Hilux exports commence, will be shipped to 130 …

With one of the largest markets for pickup trucks shrinking by 20 percent in this fiscal year, Toyota began exporting the 8th generation Toyota ... «Indian Autos Blog, Jul 15»

Ghana's state attorneys commence strike

Information picked up indicates that about 200 Ghanaian state attorneys have started a strike action to demand for better conditions of service, ... «StarAfrica.com, Jul 15»

Maiden academic session at IIM-N to commence on July 23

Nagpur: The suspense over the commencement of the maiden academic session of Maharashtra's first Indian Institute of Management in ... «Nagpur Today, Jul 15»

N1.4bn Subsidy Fraud: Trial of Helen Aninye, others commence July 8

However, counsel to EFCC, Sir Steve Odiase, prayed the court to commence the trial of the accused, adding that he was ready to present his ... «P.M. News, Jul 15»