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Antonyms for commencing

Grammar : Verb
Spell : kuh-mens
Phonetic Transcription : kəˈmɛns


Definition of commencing

Origin :
  • c.1300, from Old French comencier "to begin, start" (10c., Modern French commencer), from Vulgar Latin *cominitiare, originally "to initiate as priest, consecrate," from Latin com- "together" (see com-) + initiare "to initiate," from initium (see initial (adj.)). Spelling with double -m- began in French and was established in English by 1500. Related: Commenced; commencing.
  • verb start action
Example sentences :
  • Add the gelatine, which by this time should be commencing to solidify.
  • Extract from : « Woman's Institute Library of Cookery, Vol. 4 » by Woman's Institute of Domestic Arts and Sciences
  • I was just commencing a picture which interested me very much.
  • Extract from : « My Double Life » by Sarah Bernhardt
  • In the Coupeau household the vitriol of l'Assommoir was also commencing its ravages.
  • Extract from : « L'Assommoir » by Emile Zola
  • I trust that you will not put me to the pain of commencing now.
  • Extract from : « The Trampling of the Lilies » by Rafael Sabatini
  • “Just now,” he answered, rising and commencing again the nervous pacing.
  • Extract from : « The Bondwoman » by Marah Ellis Ryan
  • But she sorted them out, commencing from the first one to answer them.
  • Extract from : « Tess of the Storm Country » by Grace Miller White
  • The service was just commencing when she reached the church.
  • Extract from : « All Roads Lead to Calvary » by Jerome K. Jerome
  • Captain Bartlett has been here longer than any of us, and he is commencing to get nervous.
  • Extract from : « A Negro Explorer at the North Pole » by Matthew A. Henson
  • It was just as divine service was commencing yesterday evening.
  • Extract from : « The History of Tasmania , Volume II (of 2) » by John West
  • Well, I had said the first two Masses, commencing at seven o'clock.
  • Extract from : « My New Curate » by P.A. Sheehan

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