Meaning & use
commence
To begin or start, especially something formal or official.
See it in a sentence
The ceremony will commence promptly at seven o'clock this evening.
Construction on the new bridge is set to commence next spring.
A note on using this word
Commence is more formal than begin or start, so it fits official announcements better than casual speech.
Words with a similar meaning
beginstartinitiate
Choose a synonym to suit the sentence. Meanings can overlap without being identical.
Words with an opposite meaning
endconclude
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