com·mence

verb

/kəˈmens/

[intransitive, transitive] (formal)

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they commence	/kəˈmens/ /kəˈmens/
he / she / it commences	/kəˈmensɪz/ /kəˈmensɪz/
past simple commenced	/kəˈmenst/ /kəˈmenst/
past participle commenced	/kəˈmenst/ /kəˈmenst/
-ing form commencing	/kəˈmensɪŋ/ /kəˈmensɪŋ/

to begin to happen; to begin something开始发生；开始；着手
- The meeting is scheduled to commence at noon.会议定于午间召开。
- I will be on leave during the week commencing 15 February.我将从 2 月 15 日开始一周的休假。
- commence with something The day commenced with a welcome from the principal.那天由校长致欢迎词开始。
- commence something She commenced her medical career in 1956.她于 1956 年开始行医。
- The company commenced operations in April.公司4月份开业了。
- to commence bankruptcy proceedings against somebody对某人启动破产程序
- commence doing something We commence building next week.我们下周破土动工。
- commence to do something Operators commenced to build pipelines in 1862.运营商于 1862 年开始兴建管道。
Synonyms start
startbegin ▪ start off ▪ kick off ▪ commence ▪ openThese words are all used to talk about things happening from the beginning, or people doing the first part of something.
start to begin to happen or exist; to begin in a particular way or from a particular point:
When does the class start?什么时候上课？
begin to start to happen or exist; to start in a particular way or from a particular point; to start speaking:
When does the concert begin?音乐会什么时间开始？
start or begin?There is not much difference in meaning between these words. Start is more frequent in spoken English and in business contexts; begin is more frequent in written English and is often used when you are describing a series of events: The story begins on the island of Corfu. Start is not used to mean ‘begin speaking’: ‘Ladies and gentlemen,’ he started.
start off (rather informal) to start happening or doing something; to start by doing or being something:
The discussion started off mildly enough.讨论颇为温和地开展起来。
kick off (informal) to start an event or activity, especially in a particular way; (of an event, activity, etc.) to start, especially in a particular way:
Tom will kick off with a few comments.汤姆要先发表几点意见。
The festival kicks off on Monday, September 13.节期从 9 月 13 日星期一开始。
commence (formal) to start happening:
The meeting is scheduled to commence at noon.会议定于午间召开。
open to start an event or activity in a particular way; (of an event, a film or a book) to start, especially in a particular way:
The story opens with a murder.故事以一宗谋杀案作序幕。
Patterns
- to start/begin/start off/kick off/commence/open with something
- to start/begin/start off/kick off/commence/open by doing something
- to start/begin/start off/commence as something
- a campaign/season/meeting starts/begins/starts off/kicks off/commences/opens
- a film/book starts/begins/starts off/opens
Topics Working lifec1
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
Commence is used with these nouns as the subject:
enquiry
hostility
period
…
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French commencier, comencier, based on Latin com- (expressing intensive force) + initiare ‘begin’.