(archaic) third-person singular simple present indicative form of commence

(archaic) second-person singular simple present form of commence

One who commences.

The first existence of anything; act or fact of commencing; the beginning. / The day when degrees are conferred by colleges and universities upon students and others.

(transitive) To congratulate or reward. / (transitive) To praise or acclaim. / (transitive) To entrust or commit to the care of someone else.

(obsolete) Commendation; praise. / (obsolete, in the plural) Compliments; greetings.

simple past tense and past participle of commence

(intransitive) To begin, start. / (transitive) To begin to be, or to act as. / (UK, intransitive, dated) To take a degree at a university.

plural of commencement

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of commence