commenced

[ kuh-menst ]

adjective

1. started or begun:

   The newly commenced shipping service will provide customers with safer and faster cargo movement.

verb

1. the simple past tense and past participle of commence ( def ).

Other Words From

• un·com·menced adjective
• well-com·menced adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of commenced¹

commence + -ed ²( def )

Example Sentences

"CPR was commenced until the arrival of ambulance staff but sadly the man was pronounced dead at the scene."

From BBC

An NCA spokesperson said: “A trustee has been appointed by the High Court whose function is to realise the value of the two properties by selling them. The process has commenced but is likely to take some time.”

From BBC

In a statement, a spokesperson for WEP Inc told BBC News NI the company “strongly deny and refute the assertions which have been made and we look forward to the facts in this matter being ventilated as part of our legal proceedings which have already commenced”.

From BBC

In March 2023, that court ruled that Hubbart was indeed suitable for conditional release and a search process for his home was commenced by DSH’s housing contractor Liberty Healthcare.

From Los Angeles Times

Thus commenced a deer-in-headlights freeze on AI garbage spewing, and some embarrassing public backpedaling by those who survived repeated rounds of layoffs.

From Salon

Related Words

• afoot
• ongoing