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Pronunciation / Transliteration: kāishǐ
"会议将于明天开始。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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To begin or start.
"The ceremony will commence at ten o'clock."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Middle English 'commencen', which came from Old French 'commencier', ultimately stemming from Late Latin 'cominitiare' (to begin, to initiate). The root combines the intensive prefix 'com-' with 'initiare' (to begin).
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Commence" is said worldwide
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commencer
Transliteration: commencer
"Les festivités vont commencer."
beginnen
Transliteration: beginnen
"Die Veranstaltung wird beginnen."
cominciare
Transliteration: cominciare
"La conferenza sta per cominciare."
comenzar
Transliteration: comenzar
"El juicio va a comenzar pronto."
começar
Transliteration: começar
"O espetáculo vai começar."
शुरू करना
Transliteration: shuru karna
"कार्यक्रम जल्द ही शुरू होगा।"
开始
Transliteration: kāishǐ
"会议将于明天开始。"
시작하다
Transliteration: sijakhada
"회의가 곧 시작될 것입니다."
始まる
Transliteration: hajimaru
"式典が間もなく始まります。"
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