Definition of "commences" []

• Third-person singular simple present indicative form of commence. (verb)

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• "The officer is allowed his salary from that date, upon the principle that the commission is a grant of the office, and the title commences with the date of the grant."
• ""The term commences next week," explained my father."
• "No date has been set for the appeal, but it is expected to be heard when the Supreme Court of Appeal's third term commences in"