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commence

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commence is on the Academic Word List.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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Plain form
commence

Third-person singular
commences

Past tense
commenced

Past participle
commenced

Present participle
commencing

  1. (transitive & intransitive); (formal) If something commences, it begins.
    The school year commenced on Sept. 4.

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