VERB | change | recommence | cause to start anew |
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change | recommence | begin again |
Meaning | Cause to start anew. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
Example | "The enemy recommenced hostilities after a few days of quiet" | |
Broader | begin, lead off, start, commence | set in motion, cause to start |
Nouns | recommencement | beginning again |
Meaning | Begin again. | |
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Pattern | Something ----s; Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE; Somebody ----s VERB-ing | |
Example | "we recommenced his reading after a short nap" | |
Broader | get down, begin, get, start out, start, set about, set out, commence | Take the first ... / first step or steps in carrying out an action |
Spanish | recomenzar | |
Nouns | recommencement | beginning again |
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