Used in a Sentence

commencing

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for commencing.

Editorial note

Are you suggesting all law enforcement agencies should notify a person or group prior to commencing an investigation?

Examples16
Definitions4
Parts of speech1

Quick take

(intransitive) To begin, start.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of commencing gathered in one view.

verb

(intransitive) To begin, start.

verb

(transitive) To begin, start.

verb

(transitive) To begin to be, or to act as.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for commencing.

verb

(intransitive) To begin, start.

verb

(transitive) To begin, start.

verb

(transitive) To begin to be, or to act as.

verb

(UK, intransitive, dated) To take a degree at a university.

Example sentences

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Are you suggesting all law enforcement agencies should notify a person or group prior to commencing an investigation?

2

The premined coins will be distributed to the entire population of Iceland, commencing on midnight 25th of March 2014.

3

Because we all know terrorists like to double-check their how-to videos on youtube before actually commencing the act.

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We have provided a $1 million liability policy since commencing ridesharing in early 2013.

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Over the following year the culm hardens still further shedding its juvenile sheaths and commencing its life as a fully mature culm.

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Through this one-year degree, I made it to a one-year internship, so I'll be commencing my first full-time programming job at 34.

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Yes, I have but we would have to be considered for summer in order to postpone our series A which we are commencing.

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I then get the client to sign off on that before commencing work.

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[1] See, particularly Book IV (commencing with Chapter 11) of The General Theory of Employment, Interest and Money (1936).

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If this poor fellow had only read this book before commencing in his studies, perhaps it would have steeled his nerves somewhat, or sent him in another direction.

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I wonder about the design choice of commencing a week before Christmas.

12

In Test matches, twelve players are named to a team prior to the match, with the final reduction to eleven occurring immediately prior to play commencing on the first day.

Quote examples

1

Commencing burnout in 5...4..." I really hope this is too expensive for consumer electronics.

2

The premined coins will be distributed to the entire population of Iceland, commencing on midnight 25th of March 2014." Adding a recurring revenue stream built into the protocol would be interesting.

3

"Commencing cognitive restructuring." Indeed.

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While these kinds of communciations shouldn't be on Twitter in the first place, HTC would have been far more professional to say "This is a violation of our IP rights and we are commencing aggressive legal action."

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use commencing in a sentence?

Are you suggesting all law enforcement agencies should notify a person or group prior to commencing an investigation?

What does commencing mean?

(intransitive) To begin, start.

What part of speech is commencing?

commencing is commonly used as verb.