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commence Definition

com·mence (kə mens′)

intransitive verb, transitive verb -·menced′, -·menc′·ing

to begin; start; originate

Etymology: ME commencen < OFr comencier < VL *cominitiare, orig., to initiate as priest, consecrate < L com-, together + initiare, to initiate

commence Related Forms

com·menc′er noun

commence Synonyms

commence

v.

start, enter upon, originate, initiate; see begin 1, 2. See syn. study at begin.

commence Usage Examples

Object

  • proceeding: The time limit for commencing proceedings is 2 years from the date of the accident.
  • trading: The company commenced trading on February 1, 1995, with 820 pharmacies.
  • operation: Both the routes will commence operations on Monday 3 May.
  • employment: Dr. Grimes commenced employment with the University in January 1963 in the Department of Physics.
  • th: DES picked up the cans on Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday of the week commencing the 17 th January.

Preposition: on

st: Appointments will commence on 1 st September 2006, for up to three years.

Preposition: at

  • p.m.: Held on 16th November, 1999 at Frodsham Community Center commencing at 7.30 p.m. The President in the Chair and 21 members present.
  • a.m.: The regatta commenced at 11 a.m. with the Ladies Plate - for a silver goblet, value a guinea.
  • hrs: The morning forum will commence at 1000 hrs, during which time SAA members can query the NDO on any diving or training topics.
  • pm: The Meeting is arranged to commence at 3 pm.
  • noon: Today, gold's twice daily fixings and silver's single morning fix ( commencing at 12.00 noon each working day ) are reported.
  • 9am: The course is non-residential and all sessions normally commence at 9am and finish at 5pm.

Adjective complement

  • 26th: Rachel Walker is meeting with the service engineers ( electricians, water, heating engineers ) at the Brewhouse, week commencing 26th.
  • 24th: The intended interview date for this post will be the week commencing 24th July 2006.
  • 29th: Jeremy 16-05-06 Closed 30-05-06; There will be a limited deployment during the week commencing 29th June.
  • 31st: Two players will win through to the World Championships held in Blackpool, commencing 31st May 2005.
  • 25th: We are also recruiting now for our assessment course which takes place on the weekend commencing 25th August.
  • 23rd: Correct dates are; Phone week commencing - 16th May for pick up week commencing 23rd May.

Preposition: in

  • earnest: The project commenced in earnest in March 2003, with the appointment of Dr. Stan Head as the project manager.
  • autumn: The pilot for Step 1, CPS Sussex Area was completed in spring 2000 and national rollout commenced in autumn 2000.