Vi fant 6 definisjoner av commence på engelsk.
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| commence - take the first step or steps in carrying out an action; "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" | ||
| get down, begin, get, start out, start, set about, set out | ||
| end, terminate bring to an end or halt; "She ended their friendship when she found out that he had once been convicted of a crime"; "The attack on Poland terminated the relatively peaceful period after WW I" | ||
| recommence begin again; "we recommenced his reading after a short nap" | ||
| strike out set out on a course of action; "He struck out on his own" | ||
| fall pass suddenly and passively into a state of body or mind; "fall into a trap"; "She fell ill"; "They fell out of favor"; "Fall in love"; "fall asleep"; "fall prey to an imposter"; "fall into a strange way of thinking"; "she fell to pieces after she lost her work" | ||
| jump off set off quickly, usually with success; "The freshman jumped off to a good start in his math class" | ||
| get to arrive at the point of; "She gets to fretting if I stay away from home too long" | ||
| auspicate commence in a manner calculated to bring good luck; "They auspicated the trip with a bottle of champagne" | ||
| attack begin to injure; "The cancer cells are attacking his liver"; "Rust is attacking the metal" | ||
| break in make submissive, obedient, or useful; "The horse was tough to break"; "I broke in the new intern" | ||
| launch, plunge smoothen the surface of; "launch plaster" | ||
| come on occur or become available; "water or electricity came on again after the earthquake" | ||
| embark, enter set out on (an enterprise or subject of study); "she embarked upon a new career" | ||
| bestir oneself, get cracking, get moving, get rolling, get started, get weaving, get going start to be active; "Get cracking, please!" | ||
| begin set in motion, cause to start; "The U.S. started a war in the Middle East"; "The Iraqis began hostilities"; "begin a new chapter in your life" | ||
| commence - set in motion, cause to start; "The U.S. started a war in the Middle East"; "The Iraqis began hostilities"; "begin a new chapter in your life" | ||
| begin, lead off, start | ||
| end, terminate bring to an end or halt; "She ended their friendship when she found out that he had once been convicted of a crime"; "The attack on Poland terminated the relatively peaceful period after WW I" | ||
| begin, start set in motion, cause to start; "The U.S. started a war in the Middle East"; "The Iraqis began hostilities"; "begin a new chapter in your life" | ||
| jump-start, jumpstart start or re-start vigorously; "The Secretary of State intends to jumpstart the Middle East Peace Process" | ||
| recommence begin again; "we recommenced his reading after a short nap" | ||
| usher in, inaugurate, introduce be a precursor of; "The fall of the Berlin Wall ushered in the post-Cold War period" | ||
| set off set in motion or cause to begin; "The guide set the tour off to a good start" | ||
| embark on, start up, commence, start play in the starting lineup | ||
| begin set in motion, cause to start; "The U.S. started a war in the Middle East"; "The Iraqis began hostilities"; "begin a new chapter in your life" | ||
| commence - get off the ground; "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" | ||
| start, start up, embark on | ||
| lead off, commence, begin, start teach immoral behavior to; "It was common practice to lead off the young ones, and teach them bad habits" | ||
| kick off, inaugurate be a precursor of; "The fall of the Berlin Wall ushered in the post-Cold War period" | ||
| open make available; "This opens up new possibilities" | ||
