Commence — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

take the first step or steps in carrying out an action

set in motion, cause to start

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kɹoʊtˈɑːnɪk/

🇬🇧British English

/dɪspənsˈeɪʃənz/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dɪspənsˈeɪʃənz/

2 syllables Say it as /kɹoʊtˈɑːnɪk/.

Examples

We began working at dawn
Who will start?
Get working as soon as the sun rises!

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

embark on get set about start up start out get down set out begin lead off start

Antonyms

end

Parts of Speech

verb	take the first step or steps in carrying out an action “We began working at dawn”
verb	set in motion, cause to start “The U.S. started a war in the Middle East”
verb	get off the ground “Who started this company?”

Word Forms

beginner	noun	someone new to a field or activity
beginning	noun	the act of starting something
start	noun	the act of starting something
starter	noun	any new participant in some activity
commencement	noun	the act of starting something
startup	noun	the act of starting a new operation or practice

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

beginnen

den ersten Schritt oder die ersten Schritte zur Durchführung einer Aktion unternehmen

🇫🇷French

commencer

faire le ou les premiers pas dans la réalisation d'une action

🇪🇸Spanish

comenzar

dar el primer paso o pasos para llevar a cabo una acción

🇮🇹Italian

iniziare

compiere il primo passo o i primi passi nello svolgimento di un’azione

🇳🇱Dutch

beginnen

de eerste stap of stappen zetten bij het uitvoeren van een actie

🇵🇹Portuguese

começar

dar o primeiro passo ou passos na execução de uma ação

🇷🇺Russian

начать

сделать первый шаг или шаги в осуществлении действия

India

🇮🇳Hindi

आरंभ

किसी कार्य को करने में पहला कदम या कदम उठाना

🇧🇩Bengali

আরম্ভ

একটি ক্রিয়া সম্পাদনের প্রথম পদক্ষেপ বা পদক্ষেপ নিন

🇮🇳Tamil

தொடங்கும்

ஒரு செயலை மேற்கொள்வதில் முதல் படி அல்லது படிகளை எடுக்கவும்

🇮🇳Telugu

ప్రారంభం

ఒక చర్యను చేపట్టడంలో మొదటి అడుగు లేదా దశలను తీసుకోండి

🇮🇳Marathi

सुरू

कृती पार पाडण्यासाठी पहिले पाऊल किंवा पावले उचला

🇮🇳Gujarati

શરૂ કરો

ક્રિયા હાથ ધરવા માટે પ્રથમ પગલું અથવા પગલાં લો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಆರಂಭಿಸಲು

ಕ್ರಿಯೆಯನ್ನು ಕೈಗೊಳ್ಳುವಲ್ಲಿ ಮೊದಲ ಹೆಜ್ಜೆ ಅಥವಾ ಕ್ರಮಗಳನ್ನು ತೆಗೆದುಕೊಳ್ಳಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ആരംഭിക്കുക

ഒരു പ്രവൃത്തി നടപ്പിലാക്കുന്നതിനുള്ള ആദ്യ ചുവടുവെപ്പ് അല്ലെങ്കിൽ നടപടികൾ സ്വീകരിക്കുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸ਼ੁਰੂ

ਕੋਈ ਕਾਰਵਾਈ ਕਰਨ ਲਈ ਪਹਿਲਾ ਕਦਮ ਜਾਂ ਕਦਮ ਚੁੱਕੋ

🇵🇰Urdu

شروع

کوئی کارروائی کرنے میں پہلا قدم یا اقدامات کریں۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

开始

采取第一步或执行某项行动的步骤

🇯🇵Japanese

始める

行動を実行する最初の一歩を踏み出す

🇰🇷Korean

시작하다

행동을 수행하는 첫 번째 단계를 밟다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

bắt đầu

thực hiện bước đầu tiên hoặc các bước để thực hiện một hành động

🇹🇭Thai

เริ่มต้น

ทำตามขั้นตอนหรือขั้นตอนแรกในการดำเนินการ

🇮🇩Indonesian

memulai

mengambil langkah atau langkah pertama dalam melakukan suatu tindakan

🇵🇭Filipino

magsimula

gawin ang unang hakbang o hakbang sa pagsasagawa ng isang aksyon

🇲🇾Malay

bermula

mengambil langkah atau langkah pertama dalam melaksanakan sesuatu tindakan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تبدأ

اتخاذ الخطوة أو الخطوات الأولى في تنفيذ الإجراء

🇮🇷Persian

آغاز شود

گام یا گام های اول را در انجام یک اقدام بردارید

🇹🇷Turkish

başlamak

bir eylemin gerçekleştirilmesinde ilk adımı veya adımları atmak

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְהַתְחִיל

לעשות את הצעד או הצעדים הראשונים בביצוע פעולה

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The primary meaning of 'commence' is 'take the first step or steps in carrying out an action'.

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Using 'commence' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

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'commence' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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