commence

v., -menced, -menc·ing, -menc·es.

v.tr.

To begin; start.

v.intr.

To enter upon or have a beginning; start. See synonyms at begin.

[Middle English commencen, from Old French comencier, from Vulgar Latin *cominitiāre : Latin com-, intensive pref.; see com– + Late Latin initiāre, to begin (from Latin initium, beginning).]

commencer com·menc'er n.

verb

1. To go about the initial step in doing (something): approach, begin, embark, enter, get off, inaugurate, initiate, institute, launch, lead off, open, set about, set out, set to, start, take on, take up, undertake. Informal kick off. Idioms: get cracking, get going, get the show on the road. See start/end.
2. To come into being: arise, begin, originate, start. See start/end.
3. To begin to appear or develop: appear, arise, dawn, emerge, originate. See start/end.

v

Definition: start action
Antonyms: cease, complete, end, finish, stop

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IN BRIEF: To begin or start.

Let the games commence!

Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - begynde, tiltræde, anlægge, tage
v. intr. - tage sin begyndelse

Nederlands (Dutch)
beginnen

Français (French)
v. tr. - commencer, (Mil) entamer (les opérations)
v. intr. - commencer

Deutsch (German)
v. - beginnen, anfangen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - αρχίζω, (νομ.) εγείρω (διαδικασία)

Italiano (Italian)
cominciare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - começar

Русский (Russian)
начаться, начать

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - principiar, comenzar, empezar
v. intr. - iniciarse, dar comienzo o inicio

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - börja, påbörja, inleda

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
开始, 着手, 得学位

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 開始, 著手
v. intr. - 開始, 得學位

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 시작하다
v. intr. - 시작되다, 학위를 받다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 開始する, 始める, …し始める, 始まる

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) بدأ, شرع‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮פתח ב-, התחיל‬
v. intr. - ‮פתח ב-, התחיל‬

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