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commence vs commence

commence vs commence

commence and commence both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
commence No No Yes No
commence No No Yes No
As verbs, commence is a hyponym of commence; that is, commence is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than commence:
  • commence: set in motion, cause to start
  • commence: get off the ground
As verbs, commence is a hypernym of commence; that is, commence is a word with a broader meaning than commence:
  • commence: get off the ground
  • commence: set in motion, cause to start
Other hypernyms of commence include begin, lead off, start.
commence (verb) commence (verb)
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
set in motion, cause to start set in motion, cause to start
get off the ground get off the ground
Difference between commence and commence

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