Explore Commence through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like start or begin. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Commence in a sentence
Related words
Commence meaning
- To begin, start.
- To begin to be, or to act as.
Synonyms of Commence
Commence vertaling naar Nederlands
Using Commence
- The main meaning on this page is: To begin, start. | To begin, start. | To begin to be, or to act as.
- Useful related words include: start, begin, end, lead off.
- Possible Dutch translations are: aanvangen.
- In the example corpus, commence often appears in combinations such as: to commence, will commence, commence on.
Context around Commence
- Average sentence length in these examples: 27 words
- Position in the sentence: 4 start, 11 middle, 5 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Commence
- In this selection, "commence" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 27 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, shall, event, now, services, labour and studies stand out and add context to how "commence" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include any event commence from the and as negotiations commence the eu. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "commence" sits close to words such as barrels, bloom and constitute, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with commence
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
An eye-catching procession of Vintage Cars will commence at 4 pm. (12 words)
A second check of the factory is set to commence this afternoon. (12 words)
British Airways’ daily service between Bermuda and Heathrow to commence in April. (12 words)
The chairman also said that “in view of that, the screening of candidates which was to commence on Tuesday April 24, will now commence on Wednesday April 25, with those who were billed for the first day, rescheduled for a day after the last set. (45 words)
According to him, four more centres are currently undergoing test-runs to commence services in September 2023, to bring the total to 31, while another set of four are expected to come into operations before the end of the year. (40 words)
AM Radio’s Winning Strategies will be part of the Broadcast Content Summit, scheduled for Thursday, October 26. The session will commence with an update on the AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act, followed by discussions on audience engagement strategies. (40 words)
Example sentences (20)
It states that maternity leave shall commence one month prior to the date of confinement and shall, in any event, commence from the date of delivery.
The chairman also said that “in view of that, the screening of candidates which was to commence on Tuesday April 24, will now commence on Wednesday April 25, with those who were billed for the first day, rescheduled for a day after the last set.
According to him, four more centres are currently undergoing test-runs to commence services in September 2023, to bring the total to 31, while another set of four are expected to come into operations before the end of the year.
According to him, the former governor in question had reportedly contracted the journalist to bribe and influence members of the state House of Assembly to commence an impeachment proceedings against Gov. Dauda Lawal.
According to Toriola, Lagos State will commence the collection of the fee for POC from motorists beginning in July 2023.
A demolition derby will commence at 3pm on Sunday with a ladies only class running separate to the open derby to close the weekend.
Ahead of the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal scheduled to commence this morning, heavy security has been deployed to the Court of Appeal, the venue of the tribunal.
AM Radio’s Winning Strategies will be part of the Broadcast Content Summit, scheduled for Thursday, October 26. The session will commence with an update on the AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act, followed by discussions on audience engagement strategies.
And thus, a future dawning on a new era of supreme AI rule shall commence.
Andy Patton, who since 1982 has been a community and youth worker in Sion, recently announced that he will soon commence a bid to secure a spot on Derry and Strabane District Council in the next election.
An eye-catching procession of Vintage Cars will commence at 4 pm.
AN International Monetary Fund(IMF) mission has arrived in Lusaka to commence the first review of Zambia’s IMF Program under an Extended Credit Facility (ECF) arrangement, and Article IV consultations.
Arugungu said the sale of the forms would commence on December 27 and end on January 2, 2024.
A second check of the factory is set to commence this afternoon.
As negotiations commence, the EU and Ukraine will work closely together to foster greater economic and political cooperation, leading to increased stability and prosperity for the region.
Attacks commence by luring victims into visiting malicious sites, which would prompt the injection of a malicious script with webpage content alteration, as well as login credential and one-time passcode capturing capabilities, according to an IBM report.
Back last June when the ‘trial’ of the Westy LTN was due to commence, Labour and Liberal Democrat councillors voted to halt the equivalent scheme in Orford to allow for further consultation ahead of its implementation.
British Airways’ daily service between Bermuda and Heathrow to commence in April.
By May 21, the inaugural flight of Hajj 2023 from Nigeria will commence with the first batch of intending pilgrims answering the call of God to perform the fifth and last religious rituals of Islam.
China offers scholarships to Antiguans and Barbudans as students commence studies after.
Common combinations with commence
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- to commence 97×
- will commence 51×
- commence on 29×
- commence in 23×
- commence the 21×
- commence at 16×
- commence from 8×
- would commence 8×
- commence an 5×
- commence this 5×