commence with

commence with someone or something

to start a procedure affecting a number of people or things by choosing a particular person or thing first. Each meeting commences with a reading of the minutes of the last meeting. The doctor interviews with Lynn and took everyone else in the order in which they had arrived.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Rodger	['rɔdʒə]
Lewin	-	English (Rare)
Jozua	YO-zuy-ah	Dutch
Lenard	LEN-ərd	English
Leoncio	le-ON-thyo (Spanish), le-ON-syo (Latin American Spanish)	Spanish
Alpin	-	Scottish