English-Thai Dictionary

commence

VI ตั้งต้น  เริ่มต้น  ขึ้นต้น  begin start tang-ton

 

commence

VT ตั้งต้น  เริ่มต้น  ขึ้นต้น  begin start tang-ton

 

commence as

PHRV เริ่ม ทำงาน เป็น  begin as start as roem-tam-ngan-pen

 

commence on

PHRV จัดการ กับ  เริ่ม ทำงาน กับ  begin on jad-kan-kab

 

commence with

PHRV เริ่ม (บางสิ่ง  ด้วย บางสิ่ง  begin with roem-duai-bang-sing

 

commencement

N การ พบปะ ของ ผู้สำเร็จการศึกษา  kan-pob-pa-kong-pu-sam-red-kan-suek-sa

 

commencement

N การ เริ่มต้น  kan-roem-ton

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

COMMENCE

v.i. 1. To begin; to take rise or origin; to have first existence; as, a state of glory to commence after this life; this empire commenced at a late period.
2. To begin to be, as in a change of character.
Let not learning too commence its foe.
3. To take a degree or the first degree in a university or college.

 

COMMENCE

v.t. 1. To begin; to enter upon; to perform the first act; as, to commence operations.
2. To begin; to originate; to bring; as, to commence a suit, action or process in law.

 

COMMENCED

pp. Begun; originated.

 

COMMENCEMENT

n. 1. Beginning; rise; origin; first existence; as the commencement of New Style in 1752; the commencement of hostilities in 1775.
2. The time when students in colleges commence bachelors; a day in which degrees are publicly conferred on students who have finished a collegiate education. In Cambridge, Eng. , the day when masters of arts and doctors complete their degrees.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

COMMENCE

Com *mence ", v. i. [imp. & p. p. Commenced; p. pr. & vb. n.Commencing.] Etym: [F. commencer, OF. commencier, fr. L. com- + initiare to begin. See Initiate. ]

 

1. To have a beginning or origin; to originate; to start; to begin. Here the anthem doth commence. Shak. His heaven commences ere the world be past. Goldsmith.

 

2. To begin to be, or to act as. [Archaic ] We commence judges ourselves. Coleridge.

 

3. To take a degree at a university. [Eng. ] I question whether the formality of commencing was used in that age. Fuller.

 

COMMENCE

COMMENCE Com *mence ", v. t.

 

Defn: To enter upon; to begin; to perform the first act of. Many a wooer doth commence his suit. Shak.

 

Note: It is the practice of good writers to use the verbal noun (instead of the infinitive with to ) after commence; as, he commenced studying, not he commenced to study.

 

COMMENCEMENT

Com *mence "ment, n. Etym: [F. comencement.]

 

1. The first existence of anything; act or fact of commencing; rise; origin; beginnig; start. The time of Henry VII... nearly coincides with the commencement of what is termed "modern history. "

 

2. The day when degrees are conferred by colleges and universities upon students and others.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

commence

com mence |kəˈmens kəˈmɛns | ▶verb begin; start: [ with obj. ] : his design team commenced work | [ no obj. ] : a public inquiry is due to commence on the 16th. ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French commencier, comencier, based on Latin com- (expressing intensive force ) + initiare ‘begin. ’

 

commencement

com mence ment |kəˈmensmənt kəˈmɛnsmənt | ▶noun 1 [ usu. in sing. ] a beginning or start: at the commencement of training. 2 a ceremony in which degrees or diplomas are conferred on graduating students: [ as modifier ] : a commencement address. ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French, from the verb commencier (see commence ).

 

Oxford Dictionary

commence

com |mence |kəˈmɛns | ▶verb begin: [ with obj. ] : his design team commenced work | [ no obj. ] : a public inquiry is due to commence on the 16th. ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French commencier, comencier, based on Latin com- (expressing intensive force ) + initiare ‘begin ’.

 

commencement

com ¦mence |ment |kəˈmɛnsm (ə )nt | ▶noun 1 the beginning of something: the commencement of the trial | [ mass noun ] : the date of commencement. 2 N. Amer. a ceremony in which degrees or diplomas are conferred on university or high-school students: [ as modifier ] : a commencement address. ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French, from the verb commencier (see commence ).

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

commence

commence verb the meeting will commence at noon: begin, start; get the ball rolling, get going, get underway, get off the ground, set about, embark on, launch into, lead off; open, initiate, inaugurate; informal kick off, get the show on the road. ANTONYMS conclude.

 

commencement

commencement noun 1 the commencement of the festivities: beginning, start, opening, outset, onset, launch, initiation, inception, origin; informal kickoff. 2 commencement ceremonies: graduation, convocation.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

commence

commence verb formal the headmaster commenced his tour of inspection | the meeting commenced at 10am: begin, start, start off; get down to business, get the ball rolling, get going, get under way, get off the ground, make a start on, set about, go about, enter on, embark on, launch into, lead off, get down to, set in motion, ring up the curtain on, open, initiate, institute, inaugurate; go ahead; informal get cracking on, get stuck into, kick off, get the show on the road; Brit. informal get weaving (on ). ANTONYMS conclude.

 

commencement

commencement noun formal students shall enrol at the commencement of the academic session: beginning, start, starting point, opening, outset, onset, launch, initiation, inception, birth, dawn, origin; day one; informal kick-off. ANTONYMS conclusion.

 

French Dictionary

commencement

commencement n. m. nom masculin 1 Début, premier moment. : Le commencement du monde. Ce jour marque le commencement de notre amitié. SYNONYME création ; origine . ANTONYME fin . Note Sémantique Ne pas confondre avec les noms suivants: • origine, ce qui sert de point de départ; • prélude, ce qui précède quelque chose; • principe, ce qui désigne la cause première. 2 Première partie. : Le commencement du livre n ’est pas très intéressant.

 

commencer

commencer v. tr. , intr. verbe transitif direct 1 Entreprendre. : Il commence ses devoirs à 16 heures. SYNONYME aborder ; démarrer . ANTONYME finir ; terminer . 2 Être au commencement de. : Le paragraphe qui commence le chapitre. verbe transitif indirect Commencer + à. Se mettre à. : L ’arbre commence à pousser. Note Technique En ce sens, le verbe donne l ’idée de progrès futurs. verbe intransitif 1 Débuter. : L ’année commence aujourd ’hui. Mesdames et Messieurs, le spectacle va commencer! Note Grammaticale Le verbe commencer se conjugue avec l ’auxiliaire avoir quand on veut insister sur l ’action et avec l ’auxiliaire être quand on veut exprimer l ’état. L ’été a commencé le 21 juin. L ’été est commencé depuis quelques jours. 2 Commencer + par. Ce tour insiste sur l ’ordre d ’une suite d ’actions ou d ’états. : Il commence par (et non *avec ) la consultation des ouvrages et rédige ensuite. avancer Conjugaison Le c prend une cédille devant les lettres a et o. Il commença, nous commençons.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

commence

com mence /kəméns /〖com (完全に )mence (始める )〗動詞 ～s /-ɪz /; ～d /-t /; -mencing ｟かたく ｠自動詞 〈行事 行為が 〉 «…で » 開始する , 始まる (begin, start ) «with » ; 〈人が 〉 «…を » 開始する , 始める «with » ▸ The contest will commence in France in five days .競技は5日後にフランスで挙行される 他動詞 1 〈人などが 〉〈事 行為など 〉を開始する , 始める (begin, start ); 〖～ to do /doing 〗〈人などが 〉…し始める ▸ commence negotiations 交渉を開始する ▸ commence to give [giving ] lectures 講義を始める .2 ｟英 ｠〈学位など 〉を受ける .

 

commencement

com m é nce ment 名詞 1 C U ｟かたく ｠開始, 始まり (beginning ).2 C ｟主に米 ｠〖通例複合語で 〗学位授与式 (の日 ); (大学 高校などの )卒業式 (の日 ).～́ addr è ss ｟米 ｠卒業式の式辞 .～́ c è remony ｟米 ｠卒業式 .～́ sp è aker ｟米 ｠卒業式で式辞を述べる来賓 .～́ sp è ech ｟米 ｠卒業式での来賓の式辞 .