commence

🇺🇸 /kəˈmens/ 🇬🇧 /kəˈmens/
Frequency
Difficulty
Tags TOP10000Oxford5000CEFR-C2
verb
C1

to start or begin something

The meeting will commence at 9 AM sharp.

translation

v. to start or begin something

Word Forms

3rd Present commences
Past commenced
Perfect commenced
Progressive commencing