"Commence work" means to begin or start a task, project, or job. It indicates the initiation of activities related to a specific assignment or duty. This phrase is often used in professional settings to signal the official start of work-related responsibilities.
Start the work.
You probably mean either commence or commerce.
to start, to commence
the call begins
The opposite of commence is desist, so in French that would be "Cesser".
Spring which begins...
commence, start, initiate, inaugurate, originate
Commencement actually is formed with a root word "commence" and a suffix "-ment". There is no prefix.
the performance will commence at 8 pm sharp
Becoming exited about something - can not wait, restless and impatient to commence
La récré commence à quelle heure means "at what time does the recess / recration begins?"
je commence à me demander: I begin to wonder, I begin to ask myself cela signifie d'être ... : that means to be ...