commence

Pronunciation: /kəˈmɛns/

The English word “commence” has 4 meanings listed here.

verb

To begin, start.
To begin or start.
To begin to be, or to act as.
To take a degree at a university.

Etymology

From Middle English commencen, comencen (also as contracted comsen, cumsen), from Anglo-Norman comencer, from Vulgar Latin *cominitiāre, formed from Latin com- + initiō (whence English initiate).

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