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commence
Overview of verb commence
The verb commence has 3 senses (first 3 from tagged texts)
1. (8) get down, begin, get, start out, start, set about, set out, 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")
2. (6) begin, lead off, start, 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")
3. (3) start, start up, embark on, 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")
Grep of noun commence
commencement
commencement ceremony
commencement day
commencement exercise
Antonyms of verb commence
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb commence
3 senses of commence
Sense 1
get down, begin, get, start out, start, set about, set out, commence
Sense 2
begin, lead off, start, commence
Sense 3
start, start up, embark on, commence
=> begin, lead off, start, commence
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb commence
3 senses of commence
Sense 1
get down, begin, get, start out, start, set about, set out, commence
=> recommence
=> strike out
=> fall
=> jump off
=> get to
=> auspicate
=> attack
=> break in
=> plunge, launch
=> come on
=> embark, enter
=> get cracking, bestir oneself, get going, get moving, get weaving, get started, get rolling
Sense 2
begin, lead off, start, commence
=> jumpstart, jump-start
=> recommence
=> inaugurate, usher in, introduce
=> set off
=> start, start up, embark on, commence
Sense 3
start, start up, embark on, commence
=> inaugurate, kick off
=> open
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb commence
3 senses of commence
Sense 1
get down, begin, get, start out, start, set about, set out, commence
Sense 2
begin, lead off, start, commence
Sense 3
start, start up, embark on, commence
=> begin, lead off, start, commence
'Cause To' of verb commence
1 of 3 senses of commence
Sense 2
begin, lead off, start, commence
=> begin, start
Derived Forms of verb commence
3 senses of commence
Sense 1
get down, begin, get, start out, start, set about, set out, commence
RELATED TO>(noun) commencement#3
=> beginning, start, commencement
Sense 2
begin, lead off, start, commence
RELATED TO>(noun) commencement#3
=> beginning, start, commencement
Sense 3
start, start up, embark on, commence
RELATED TO>(noun) commencement#3
=> beginning, start, commencement
Domain of verb commence
Domain Terms of verb commence
Familiarity of verb commence
commence used as a verb is uncommon (polysemy count =3)
Sample Sentences of verb commence
3 senses of commence
Sense 1
get down, begin, get, start out, start, set about, set out, commence
EX: They commence moving
Sense 2
begin, lead off, start, commence
*> Somebody ----s something
*> Something ----s something
Sense 3
start, start up, embark on, commence
*> Somebody ----s something
*> Something ----s something
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of verb commence
1 of 3 senses of commence
Sense 3
start, start up, embark on, commence
> begin, lead off, start, commence
=> jumpstart, jump-start
=> recommence
=> inaugurate, usher in, introduce
=> set off
=> start, start up, embark on, commence
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb commence
Sense 1
get down, begin, get, start out, start, set about, set out, commence
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Sense 2
begin, lead off, start, commence
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Sense 3
start, start up, embark on, commence
=> begin, lead off, start, commence
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Grep of verb commence
commence
recommence
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