English > commence: 3 senses > verb 1, changeMeaning | Take the first ... / first step or steps in carrying out an action. |
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Pattern | Something ----s; Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE; Somebody ----s VERB-ing |
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Model | They commence moving |
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Synonyms | get down, begin, get, start out, start, set about, set out |
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Narrower | attack | set to work upon |
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auspicate | commence in a manner calculated to bring good luck |
break in | start in a certain activity, enterprise / enterprise, or role |
come on | Occur or become available |
embark, enter | Set out on (an enterprise or subject of study) |
fall | Begin vigorously |
get cracking, bestir oneself, get going, get moving, get weaving, get started, get rolling | start to be active |
get to | arrive at the point of |
jump off | set off quickly, usually with success |
plunge, launch | Begin with vigor |
recommence | Begin again |
strike out | Set out on a course of action |
Opposite | end, terminate | Bring to an end or halt |
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Similar to | begin | Begin to speak, understand, read, and write a language |
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Spanish | comenzar, empezar, estrenar, iniciar, originar, partir, principiar |
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Catalan | començar, donar començament, estrenar, iniciar, originar, principiar |
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Nouns | commencement | the act of starting something |
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English > commence: 3 senses > verb 2, changeMeaning | set in motion, cause to start. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something |
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Synonyms | begin, lead off, start |
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Cause to | begin, start | Have a beginning, in a temporal, spatial, or evaluative sense |
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Narrower | inaugurate, usher in, introduce | Be a precursor of |
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jumpstart, jump-start | start or re-start vigorously |
recommence | Cause to start anew |
set off | set in motion or cause to begin |
start, start up, embark on, commence | get off the ground |
Opposite | end, terminate | Bring to an end or halt |
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Similar to | begin | Have a beginning, of a temporal event |
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Spanish | arrancar, comenzar, empezar, estrenar, iniciar, originar, partir, principiar |
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Catalan | començar, donar començament, estrenar, iniciar, originar |
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Nouns | commencement | the act of starting something |
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