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commence(dictionary)

commence (oh)



[Date: 1300-1400; Language: Old French; Origin: comencer, from Vulgar Latin cominitiare, from Latin com- ( COM-) + initiare 'to begin']
to begin or to start something
::Work will commence on the new building immediately.
::Your first evaluation will be six months after you commence employment.
commence with
::The course commences with a one week introduction to Art Theory.
commence doing sth
::The planes commenced bombing at midnight.