"commence" | Definition and Related Words

Verb

subtypes:
- recommence - begin again
- strike out - set out on a course of action
- fall - begin vigorously
- jump off - set off quickly, usually with success
- get to - arrive at the point of
- auspicate - commence in a manner calculated to bring good luck
- attack - set to work upon; turn one's energies vigorously to a task
- break in - start in a certain activity, enterprise, or role
- launch, plunge - begin with vigor
- come on - occur or become available
- embark, enter - set out on (an enterprise or subject of study)
- bestir oneself, get cracking, get going, get moving, get rolling, get started, get weaving - start to be active
same as: begin, get, get down, set about, set out, start, start out

verb group: begin - begin to speak, understand, read, and write a language
causes: begin, start - have a beginning, in a temporal, spatial, or evaluative sense
subtypes:
- jump-start, jumpstart - start or re-start vigorously
- recommence - cause to start anew
- inaugurate, introduce, usher in - be a precursor of
- set off - set in motion or cause to begin
- commence, embark on, start, start up - get off the ground
same as: begin, lead off, start

verb group: begin - have a beginning, of a temporal event
is a type of: begin, commence, lead off, start - set in motion, cause to start
subtypes:
- inaugurate, kick off - commence officially
- open - begin or set in action, of meetings, speeches, recitals, etc.
same as: embark on, start, start up