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kick off vs commence

commence vs kick off

kick off and commence both are verbs.

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

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