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    commence

    US /kəˈmɛns/

    ・

    UK /kə'mens/

    B1
    v.t./i.Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)To begin or start
    The official ceremony is to commence at 10:00 a.m.

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    Antimatter in Sci-Fi Rundown

    10:01Antimatter in Sci-Fi Rundown
    • Computer, commence broadcast of Jeffrey Hanks' antimatter briefing.

      Computer, commence broadcast of Jeffrey Hanks' antimatter briefing.

    • Computer, commence broadcast of Jeffrey Hengst's antimatter briefing.

      Computer, commence broadcast of Jeffrey Hengst's antimatter briefing.

    B2

    Card Wars! | Adventure Time | Cartoon Network

    01:57Card Wars! | Adventure Time | Cartoon Network
    • Commence Card Wars!

      Commence Card Wars!

    B2

    7 London Stories You’ll Never Forget | The Classics

    19:467 London Stories You’ll Never Forget | The Classics
    • Let's commence.

      Let's commence.

    • Let's commence.

      Let's commence.

    B1

    Ozzy Man Reviews: MEGA COMPILATION #8

    13:33Ozzy Man Reviews: MEGA COMPILATION #8
    • Let's commence.

      Let's commence.

    • Let's commence.

      Let's commence.

    B1

    Small Talk Survival Guide for Introverts [Exclusive Video]

    04:04Small Talk Survival Guide for Introverts [Exclusive Video]
    • Let the talking commence.

      Let the talking commence.

    • Let the talking commence.

      Let the talking commence.

    A2

    Engineering a Year-Round Ice Hotel | The B1M

    02:30Engineering a Year-Round Ice Hotel | The B1M
    • The 2,500 ice blocks used to construct the hotel each winter are actually harvested during the previous spring and preserved in nearby storage halls ready for work to commence.

      The 2,500 ice blocks used to construct the hotel each winter are actually harvested during the previous spring and preserved in nearby storage halls ready for work to commence.

    • The 2,500 ice blocks used to construct the hotel each winter are actually harvested during the previous spring and preserved in nearby storage halls ready for work to commence.

      The 2,500 ice blocks used to construct the hotel each winter are actually harvested during the previous spring and preserved in nearby storage halls ready for work to commence.

    B1

    Top 10 Celebrity Interviews That Got Uncomfortably Desperate

    11:38Top 10 Celebrity Interviews That Got Uncomfortably Desperate
    • and I'm here to tell you, 1776 will commence again if you try to take our firearms!

      and I'm here to tell you, 1776 will commence again if you try to take our firearms!

    • And I'm here to tell you 1776 will commence again if you try to take our firearms.

      And I'm here to tell you 1776 will commence again if you try to take our firearms.

    B1

    Why Didn't China Conquer Taiwan?

    10:49Why Didn't China Conquer Taiwan?
    • This convinced Mao that the Americans had written off republican China, and so he ordered the invasion of Taiwan to commence in the summer of 1950.

      This convinced Mao that the Americans had written off republican China, and so he ordered the invasion of Taiwan to commence in the summer of 1950.

    • and so he ordered the invasion of Taiwan to commence in the summer of 1950.

      and so he ordered the invasion of Taiwan to commence in the summer of 1950.

    B2

    National Palace Museum

    18:44National Palace Museum
    • Museum director Chukeng Shen stated in August 2010 that new architects for the project would commence, with construction expected to be completed in 2015.

      Museum director Chukeng Shen stated in August 2010 that new architects for the project would commence, with construction expected to be completed in 2015.

    • Kung-shin stated in August 2010 that new architects for the project would commence, with construction

      Kung-shin stated in August 2010 that new architects for the project would commence, with construction

    B1

    Part 2 - The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes Audiobook by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (Adventures 03-04)

    47:34Part 2 - The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes Audiobook by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (Adventures 03-04)
    • Now, from this double point our research must commence, and

      Now, from this double point our research must commence, and

    • Now from this double point our research must commence, and we will begin it by

      Now from this double point our research must commence, and we will begin it by

    B1