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
Iepthae	-	Biblical Latin
Matias	MAH-tee-ahs (Finnish)	Finnish, Portuguese
Micah	MIE-kə (English)	Biblical, English
Becky	['beki]
Gwawr	-	Welsh
Kara (2)	-	Turkish