transcription, транскрипция: [ kə-ˈmen(t)s ]
verb
( com·menced ; com·menc·ing )
Etymology: Middle English comencen, from Anglo-French comencer, from Vulgar Latin * cominitiare, from Latin com- + Late Latin initiare to begin, from Latin, to initiate
Date: 14th century
transitive verb
: to enter upon : begin
commence proceedings
intransitive verb
1. : to have or make a beginning : start
the meeting will commence soon
2. chiefly British : to take a degree at a university
Synonyms: see begin
• com·menc·er noun