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:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
NanNANEnglish
Amalija-Lithuanian, Slovene, Croatian
DÁIbhÍ-Irish
Anwer-Arabic
IndyIN-dee (English)Popular Culture
Pythagoraspi-THAG-ər-əs (English)Ancient Greek