Commencent (en. Begin)

/kɔ.mɑ̃.sɑ̃/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishFrench

verb

Indicate the beginning of an action or a process.

They start working at eight o'clock.

Ils commencent à travailler à huit heures.

Start something.

The students start their exam.

Les élèves commencent leur examen.

Initiate an action.

We are starting a new phase in our project.

Nous commençons une nouvelle étape dans notre projet.

From the verb 'to start', of Latin origin 'cominitiare'.

start to take shape

Start to become concrete.

commencent à prendre forme

they start together

They begin simultaneously.

ils commencent ensemble

beginning

Starting point of something.

début

initiate

To start something actively.

entamer

Start in a disorganized manner.

We started the project in a hurry.

On a commencé le projet à l'arrache.

Launch something new.

We are going to start a new thing in pilot mode.

On va commencer un nouveau truc en mode pilote.