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
Ionela	yo-NEL-ah	Romanian
BrÁS	-	Portuguese
Twila	TWIE-lə	English
Salvador	sahl-bah-DHOR	Spanish
Jenae	-	English (Rare)
Olja	-	Serbian