Commencez (en. Start)

/kɔ.mɑ̃.se/

Meaning & Definition

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verb

Begin something.

You are starting to learn French.

Vous commencez à apprendre le français.

Initiate an action.

When are you starting the project?

Quand commencez-vous le projet?

Launch an activity.

They are starting rehearsals soon.

Ils commencent bientôt les répétitions.

Comes from Old French 'comencier', derived from Latin 'cominitiare'.

start from zero

Start something with no prior experience.

commencez à zéro

start from the beginning

Start from the initial step.

commencez par le début

start quickly

Start an activity quickly.

commencez vite

beginning

The beginning or initiation of something.

commencement

starter

Old form of the verb to start.

commencier

starting

Present participle of the verb to start.

commençant

Get going

Come on, start with the first exercise!

Allez, commencez avec le premier exercice!

Tackle

You finally started the job.

Tu as finalement commencé le boulot.