commence

Verb

Verb Forms: commenced, commencing, commences

To begin or start an action or event.
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
set in motion, cause to start
get off the ground
To begin, start.
To begin, start.
To begin to be, or to act as.
To take a degree at a university.

Examples

The Words With Friends match will commence as soon as both players are ready to strategize.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English commencen, comencen (also as contracted comsen, cumsen), from Anglo-Norman comencer, from Vulgar Latin *cominitiāre, formed from Latin com- + initiō (whence English initiate).

Synonyms

begin, embark on, get, get down, lead off, set about, set out, start, start out, start up

Antonyms

end, cease, complete, conclude, finish, stop

Scrabble Score: 16

commence: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
commence: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
commence: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 21

commence: valid Words With Friends Word