commences is a form of:

Commence



verbpast tense: commenced ; past participle: commenced ; present participle: commencing ;
1.
(TRANSITIVE, INTRANSITIVE) (to begin, to start, to originate) ចាប់, ផ្ដើម, ចាប់ផ្ដើម, ចាប់ពី, មានដំបូង
Example: The king gave the order that the festivities could commence.
2.
(បច្ចេកទេស) ចាប់ផ្តើម, ផ្តើម
3.
(វេជ្ជសាស្ត្រ) ចាប់, ផ្ដើម
ENGLISH MEANING
verbpast tense: commenced ; past participle: commenced ; present participle: commencing ;
1.
(INTRANSITIVE) To have a beginning or origin; to originate; to start; to begin.
2.
(INTRANSITIVE) To begin to be, or to act as.
3.
(INTRANSITIVE) To take a degree at a university.
4.
(TRANSITIVE) To enter upon; to begin; to perform the first act of.
1.
arise, begin, enter, inaugurate, initiate, institute, open, star
1.
close, complete, end finish, terminate