Commencement — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the time at which something is supposed to begin

an academic exercise in which diplomas are conferred

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kɹˌoʊtənᵻzˈeɪʃən/

🇬🇧British English

/dɪspˈɛnseɪtə/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dɪspˈɛnseɪtə/

4 syllables Say it as /kɹˌoʊtənᵻzˈeɪʃən/.

Examples

they got an early start
she knew from the get-go that he was the man for her
he was responsible for the beginning of negotiations

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

graduation kickoff first commencement ceremony starting time outset get-go offset showtime commencement exercise beginning start graduation exercise

Antonyms

middle end finish

Parts of Speech

noun	the time at which something is supposed to begin “they got an early start”
noun	an academic exercise in which diplomas are conferred
noun	the act of starting something “he was responsible for the beginning of negotiations”

Word Forms

start	verb	begin work or acting in a certain capacity, office or job
kick off	verb	commence officially
graduate	verb	confer an academic degree upon
begin	verb	take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
commence	verb	get off the ground

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Beginn

der Zeitpunkt, zu dem etwas beginnen soll

🇪🇸Spanish

comienzo

el momento en el que se supone que algo debe comenzar

🇮🇹Italian

inizio

il momento in cui si suppone che qualcosa abbia inizio

🇳🇱Dutch

aanvang

het tijdstip waarop iets zou moeten beginnen

🇵🇹Portuguese

início

o momento em que algo deve começar

🇷🇺Russian

начало

время, в которое что-то должно начаться

India

🇮🇳Hindi

प्रारंभ

वह समय जिस पर कुछ शुरू होना चाहिए

🇧🇩Bengali

আরম্ভ

যে সময়ে কিছু শুরু হওয়ার কথা

🇮🇳Tamil

ஆரம்பம்

ஏதாவது தொடங்க வேண்டிய நேரம்

🇮🇳Telugu

ప్రారంభం

ఏదైనా ప్రారంభం కావాల్సిన సమయం

🇮🇳Marathi

प्रारंभ

ज्या वेळी काहीतरी सुरू व्हायचे आहे

🇮🇳Gujarati

શરૂઆત

જે સમયે કંઈક શરૂ થવાનું છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಆರಂಭ

ಏನನ್ನಾದರೂ ಪ್ರಾರಂಭಿಸಬೇಕಾದ ಸಮಯ

🇮🇳Malayalam

തുടക്കം

എന്തെങ്കിലും ആരംഭിക്കേണ്ട സമയം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸ਼ੁਰੂਆਤ

ਉਹ ਸਮਾਂ ਜਿਸ 'ਤੇ ਕੁਝ ਸ਼ੁਰੂ ਹੋਣਾ ਚਾਹੀਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

آغاز

وہ وقت جس میں کچھ شروع ہونا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

开始

某事应该开始的时间

🇯🇵Japanese

開始

何かが始まるはずの時間

🇰🇷Korean

개시

어떤 일이 시작되기로 되어 있는 시간

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự bắt đầu

thời điểm mà một cái gì đó được cho là bắt đầu

🇹🇭Thai

การเริ่มต้น

เวลาที่บางสิ่งบางอย่างควรจะเริ่มต้น

🇮🇩Indonesian

permulaan

waktu di mana sesuatu seharusnya dimulai

🇵🇭Filipino

pagsisimula

ang oras kung kailan dapat magsimula ang isang bagay

🇲🇾Malay

permulaan

masa di mana sesuatu sepatutnya bermula

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

بدء

الوقت الذي من المفترض أن يبدأ فيه شيء ما

🇮🇷Persian

شروع

زمانی که قرار است چیزی شروع شود

🇹🇷Turkish

başlangıç

bir şeyin başlaması gereken zaman

🇮🇱Hebrew

הַתחָלָה

הזמן שבו משהו אמור להתחיל

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