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commencing

verb
Saykuh-MENS-ingUS · UK/kəˈmɛnsɪŋ/AUS/kəˈmensɪŋ/

1 meaning of commencing

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  1. 1
    verb
    Present participle of commence.

    The ceremony is commencing shortly, so please take your seats.

    Commencing negotiations early gave both sides more time to prepare.

    Note

    One spelling doing two jobs. With be it forms the progressive (the ceremony is commencing), and as a gerund it fills noun slots, even after a preposition (before commencing work). It follows commence in taking an object or none: commencing negotiations, the meeting is commencing. An older British use meant taking a university degree, so in period texts commencing may be about graduating rather than starting.

commencing is a form of commence

commence, verb: To begin or get started. Full entry

Forms
commencecommences he/she/itcommencing -ing formcommenced past tense, past participle
Spelling
commence → commencing: drop the e, add -ing

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