commence in Gujarati ગુજરાતી
commence in Sindhi سنڌي
commence in Telugu తెలుగు
commence in English
- commence⇄commence, verb, -menced,-mencing.
- commence⇄noun commencer.
- commence⇄v.i. 1. to begin; start.
Ex. The play will commence at eight o'clock. I have wondered many times what I might do with the money, once I commenced to collect my Social Security (Peter Smith).
2. (Archaic.) to begin to be; become.
3. (B - commence⇄v.t. to begin (an action); enter upon.
Ex. A sharp blow of the umpire's whistle commenced play. The injured customer commenced a lawsuit after falling in the store.