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Detailed Translations for commence from English to French

commence:

to commence verb (commences, commenced, commencing)

  1. to commence (begin; start; take off; )
    commencer; commencer à; démarrer; lancer; mettre en marche; prendre; faire; débuter; entamer; envoyer; partir; entrer en vigueur; donner le signal du départ pour; engager; entreprendre; ouvrir; se mettre en mouvement; amorcer; toucher; activer; s'activer
    • commencer verb (commence, commences, commençons, commencez, )
    • démarrer verb (démarre, démarres, démarrons, démarrez, )
    • lancer verb (lance, lances, lançons, lancez, )
    • prendre verb (prends, prend, prenons, prenez, )
    • faire verb (fais, fait, faisons, faites, )
    • débuter verb (débute, débutes, débutons, débutez, )
    • entamer verb (entame, entames, entamons, entamez, )
    • envoyer verb (envoie, envoies, envoyons, envoyez, )
    • partir verb (pars, part, partons, partez, )
    • engager verb (engage, engages, engageons, engagez, )
    • entreprendre verb (entreprends, entreprend, entreprenons, entreprenez, )
    • ouvrir verb (ouvre, ouvres, ouvrons, ouvrez, )
    • amorcer verb (amorce, amorces, amorçons, amorcez, )
    • toucher verb (touche, touches, touchons, touchez, )
    • activer verb (active, actives, activons, activez, )
    • s'activer verb
  2. to commence (get under way; set in; start; )
    commencer; se mettre en mouvement; démarrer; se mettre en marche
    • commencer verb (commence, commences, commençons, commencez, )
    • démarrer verb (démarre, démarres, démarrons, démarrez, )
  3. to commence (begin; start; take off; )
    ouvrir; commencer; partir; lancer; démarrer; entreprendre; se mettre en mouvement; débuter; entamer; étrenner; mettre en marche; entrer en vigueur; s'activer; s'y mettre
    • ouvrir verb (ouvre, ouvres, ouvrons, ouvrez, )
    • commencer verb (commence, commences, commençons, commencez, )
    • partir verb (pars, part, partons, partez, )
    • lancer verb (lance, lances, lançons, lancez, )
    • démarrer verb (démarre, démarres, démarrons, démarrez, )
    • entreprendre verb (entreprends, entreprend, entreprenons, entreprenez, )
    • débuter verb (débute, débutes, débutons, débutez, )
    • entamer verb (entame, entames, entamons, entamez, )
    • étrenner verb
    • s'activer verb
    • s'y mettre verb

Conjugations for commence:

present
  1. commence
  2. commence
  3. commences
  4. commence
  5. commence
  6. commence
simple past
  1. commenced
  2. commenced
  3. commenced
  4. commenced
  5. commenced
  6. commenced
present perfect
  1. have commenced
  2. have commenced
  3. has commenced
  4. have commenced
  5. have commenced
  6. have commenced
past continuous
  1. was commencing
  2. were commencing
  3. was commencing
  4. were commencing
  5. were commencing
  6. were commencing
future
  1. shall commence
  2. will commence
  3. will commence
  4. shall commence
  5. will commence
  6. will commence
continuous present
  1. am commencing
  2. are commencing
  3. is commencing
  4. are commencing
  5. are commencing
  6. are commencing
subjunctive
  1. be commenced
  2. be commenced
  3. be commenced
  4. be commenced
  5. be commenced
  6. be commenced
diverse
  1. commence!
  2. let's commence!
  3. commenced
  4. commencing
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

Translation Matrix for commence:

NounRelated TranslationsOther Translations
lancer raising; throwing up
toucher impact; sense of touch; sensory perception; tactile sense; touch
VerbRelated TranslationsOther Translations
activer begin; commence; set in motion; set up; start; start to; strike up; take off; take on; undertake accelerate; activate; aggravate; arouse; awake; blow; blow the fire; boost; encourage; encourage someone; excite; fan; fan a flame; hasten; incite; initiate; inspire; instigate; introduce; introduce somebody to; motivate; motivate someone; poke; poke up; provoke; push on; put someone on to something; quicken; set; speed up; start off; stimulate; stir; stir up; stoke up; support; urge
amorcer begin; commence; set in motion; set up; start; start to; strike up; take off; take on; undertake introduce; introduce somebody to; seed
commencer be off; begin; break into; commence; get under way; open; set in; set in motion; set up; start; start to; strike up; take off; take on; undertake arrange; begin; enter into; herald; open; ring in; start; take on; take upon oneself; undertake
commencer à begin; commence; set in motion; set up; start; start to; strike up; take off; take on; undertake introduce; introduce somebody to
donner le signal du départ pour begin; commence; set in motion; set up; start; start to; strike up; take off; take on; undertake introduce; introduce somebody to
débuter be off; begin; break into; commence; get under way; open; set in motion; set up; start; start to; strike up; take off; take on; undertake begin; enter into; make one's début; start; take on; take upon oneself; undertake
démarrer be off; begin; break into; commence; get under way; open; set in; set in motion; set up; start; start to; strike up; take off; take on; undertake accelerate; begin; bring up; broach; broach a subject; cast off; cut into; enter into; go for a drive; herald; open; put forward; put on the table; ring in; spurt; start; take on; take upon oneself; undertake
engager begin; commence; set in motion; set up; start; start to; strike up; take off; take on; undertake accept; administer; adopt; appeal to; apply; appoint; avail oneself of; begin; call; call in; call over; collect; draw new members; employ; enforce; engage; enlist; enter; enter into; hire; implement; initiate; invite; invoke; kick off; make use of; mobilise; mobilize; nominate; operationalize; pawn; practice; practise; receive; recruit; sign on; start; take; take upon oneself; tie on to; undertake; use; utilise; utilize
entamer be off; begin; break into; commence; get under way; open; set in motion; set up; start; start to; strike up; take off; take on; undertake accept; begin; bring in; bring up; broach; broach a subject; collect; cut; cut into; enter into; initiate; introduce; postulate; prompt; put forward; put on the table; raise; reap; receive; start; sting; suggest; take on; take upon oneself; throw up; toss in the air; toss up; undertake
entreprendre be off; begin; break into; commence; get under way; open; set in motion; set up; start; start to; strike up; take off; take on; undertake being hard on someone; deal strictly with; start; take in one's hand; take upon oneself; undertake
entrer en vigueur be off; begin; break into; commence; get under way; open; set in motion; set up; start; start to; strike up; take off; take on; undertake come in; enter; get in; go in; go inside; go into; start to work
envoyer begin; commence; set in motion; set up; start; start to; strike up; take off; take on; undertake contribute; deposit; direct; email; enter; introduce; introduce somebody to; mail; refer to; remit; send; send in; send round; send towards; ship; submit; supply; transfer
faire begin; commence; set in motion; set up; start; start to; strike up; take off; take on; undertake accomplish; act; bring about; bring forth; bring to an end; cause; commit; complete; conceptualise; conceptualize; construct; create; design; do; end; exercise; finish; generate; get done; get ready; instigate; invent; make; manufacture; perpetrate; practice; practise; prepare; produce
lancer be off; begin; break into; commence; get under way; open; set in motion; set up; start; start to; strike up; take off; take on; undertake arrange; begin; break; bring in; bring up; broach; broach a subject; build; build up; cast; come forward with; compose; construct; cough up; cut into; drop; fling; fly; heave; herald; hurl; initiate; intimate; introduce; introduce somebody to; launch; open; pitch; postulate; prompt; propose; publish; put forward; put on the table; raise; release; ring in; rocket; shatter; start; suggest; throw; throw down; throw in; throw in the air; throw off; throw on the ground; throw up; throw upward; toss in the air; toss up; turn out
mettre en marche be off; begin; break into; commence; get under way; open; set in motion; set up; start; start to; strike up; take off; take on; undertake begin; boot; bring up; broach; broach a subject; connect; crank up; cut into; drive; herald; light; open; operate; proceed; prompt; put forward; put on; put on the table; ring in; start; start up; switch on; take upon oneself; turn on; turn over; undertake; urge; work
ouvrir be off; begin; break into; commence; get under way; open; set in motion; set up; start; start to; strike up; take off; take on; undertake bare; bring up; broach; broach a subject; clear a way through; come open; cut into; develop; draw open; fray; introduce; loosen; make public; open; open up; pierce; press open; prick; publish; push open; put forward; put on the table; ravel out; release; set free; start; turn on; unbolt; unbutton; uncover; undo; unfold; unlace; unlock; unravel; unscrew; untie; work loose
partir be off; begin; break into; commence; get under way; open; set in motion; set up; start; start to; strike up; take off; take on; undertake abandon; abdicate; be going to; be killed; be killed in action; break up; depart; depart from; depart this earth; depart this life; die; fall; fetch back; go; go away; grease; leave; leave for; move; pass; pass away; perish; pull back; resign; resign from; retire; retrieve; rub in; run; sail; sail away; sail off; secede from; set out; set sail; smear; start; succumb; take off; travel; walk; walk away; withdraw
prendre begin; commence; set in motion; set up; start; start to; strike up; take off; take on; undertake absorb; accept; accept a gift; annex; apprehend; arrest; bear a grudge; bear malice; blame; blame someone of; cadge; captivate; capture; catch; caught; chain; choose; clamp; clasp; clutch; collar; collect; come round for; conquer; deprive; detain; discredit; dive in; drag; employ; enchain; enchant; enthral; enthrall; expropriate; fall to; fascinate; fetch; filch; gather; get hold of; get hold of something; get one's hands on; get something; glean; go thieving; grab; grasp; grip; handle; harbour a grudge; hold; imprison; intrigue; lap up; lay one's hands on; make inaccessible; make off with; make use of; nick; obtain; occupy; overcome by; pick; pick out; pick up; pilfer; pinch; practice; practise; prefer; purloin; rancor; rancour; reach; rebuke; receive; receive for one's portion; recruit; reprimand; reproach; rob; root; rout; rummage about; scratch; secure; seize; seize upon; select; serve oneself; shackle; single out; sip up; slave away; slog away; snatch; snatch away; snitch; snout; sort out; start; steal; stick; swipe; take; take along; take away; take hold of; take in; take possession of; take up; take upon oneself; toil and moil; trap; undertake; use; utilise; utilize; yearn
s'activer be off; begin; break into; commence; get under way; open; set in motion; set up; start; start to; strike up; take off; take on; undertake
s'y mettre be off; begin; break into; commence; get under way; open; start; take off
se mettre en marche be off; begin; commence; get under way; set in; start; take off be dismissed; file off; march off
se mettre en mouvement be off; begin; break into; commence; get under way; open; set in; set in motion; set up; start; start to; strike up; take off; take on; undertake
toucher begin; commence; set in motion; set up; start; start to; strike up; take off; take on; undertake acquire; affect; be adjacent to; bear; border; border on; cash; cause emotions; collect money; come by; concern; earn; earn wages; feel; gain; get over; glance; grope; hit; impress; influence; just touch; meet; move; obtain; procure; recover; regard; relate to; revive; start; stir; strike; tag; take upon oneself; tap; tick; touch; touch upon; undertake; verge on
étrenner be off; begin; break into; commence; get under way; open; start; take off
- begin; embark on; get; get down; lead off; set about; set out; start; start out; start up
Not SpecifiedRelated TranslationsOther Translations
activer enable; turn on

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Related Definitions for "commence":

  1. take the first step or steps in carrying out an action1
  2. set in motion, cause to start1
  3. get off the ground1

Wiktionary Translations for commence:

commence
verb
  1. To begin, start
commence
Cross Translation:
FromToVia
commence commencer; débuter aanvangen — beginnen, starten
commence commencer; débuter beginnen — (transitiv) etwas in Gang setzen, etwas starten, etwas anfangen