DICTOMETER

COMMENCE

(commence, comenzar, empezar, ponerse, principiar, begynne, starte)

1. Synonyms:
   • Get down
   • Begin
   • Get
   • Start out
   • Start
   • Set about
   • Set out
   • Commence
   Definitions:
   • take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
   Examples:
   • We began working at dawn
   • Who will start?
   • Get working as soon as the sun rises!
   • The first tourists began to arrive in Cambodia
   • He began early in the day
   • Let's get down to work now
   
   
2. Synonyms:
   • Begin
   • Lead off
   • Start
   • Commence
   Definitions:
   • set in motion, cause to start
   Examples:
   • The U.S. started a war in the Middle East
   • The Iraqis began hostilities
   • Begin a new chapter in your life
   
   
3. Synonyms:
   • Start
   • Start up
   • Embark on
   • Commence
   Definitions:
   • get off the ground
   Examples:
   • Who started this company?
   • We embarked on an exciting enterprise
   • I start my day with a good breakfast
   • We began the new semester
   • The afternoon session begins at 4 PM
   • The blood shed started when the partisans launched a surprise attack