Synonyms: begin, start, be started, set in, kick off
Conjugation
Indicative mood |
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Present tense | Past tense |
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(I) commence | (I) commenced |
(thou) commencest | (thou) commencedst |
(he) commences, commenceth | (he) commenced |
(we) commence | (we) commenced |
(you) commence | (you) commenced |
(they) commence | (they) commenced |
Subjunctive mood |
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Present tense | Past tense |
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(I) commence | (I) commenced |
(thou) commence | (thou) commenced |
(he) commence | (he) commenced |
(we) commence | (we) commenced |
(you) commence | (you) commenced |
(they) commence | (they) commenced |
Imperative mood |
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commence |
Participles |
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Present participle | Past participle |
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commencing | commenced |
He was intending to fly home just hours after the hostilities had commenced, but with the airports closed, he instead flew to Warsaw in Poland and drove almost 500 miles back home and over the border to Kyiv.