commence meaning
commence :
to start, to begin
Verb
▪ The meeting will commence at 9 a.m.
▪ The meeting will start at 9 a.m.
▪ The project commenced last week.
▪ The project started last week.
paraphrasing
▪ begin – to start
▪ initiate – to start
▪ launch – to start
▪ inaugurate – to start officially
Pronunciation
commence [kəˈmɛns]
The stress is on 'mence' and sounds like 'kuh-mens'.
Common phrases and grammar about commence
commence - Common meaning
Verb
to start, to begin
Part of Speech Changes for "commence"
▪ commencement (noun) – the start or beginning
▪ commencing (adjective) – starting or beginning
Common Expressions with "commence"
▪ commence work – to start work
▪ commence a meeting – to start a meeting
▪ commence operations – to start operations
▪ commence a project – to start a project
Important examples of commence in TOEIC
Vocabulary examples from the TOEIC test
In TOEIC vocabulary questions, commence is often used to indicate the start of events or projects.
Example of a confusing word: comment (to express an opinion)
Grammar examples from the TOEIC test
Commence is often used in formal contexts, and questions may focus on its use as a verb in TOEIC grammar sections.
commence
Idioms and fixed expressions in TOEIC
commence proceedings
'begin legal actions', used in legal contexts.
commence with a bang
means 'to start with excitement or energy'.
Differences between similar words and commence
commence
,
begin
differences
Commence is often used in formal contexts, while begin is more common in everyday language.
Words with the same origin as commence
The origin of commence
Commence comes from the Latin 'cominitiare', meaning 'to initiate or begin'.
Word structure
It has the prefix com (together), root initiare (to begin), and means 'to begin together'.
Words with the same origin
The root of commence is initiare (to begin). Words with the same root include initiate (to start), initial (beginning), and initiation (the act of starting).
