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- [kuh-mens]
- /kəˈmɛns/
- /rekəˈmens/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [kuh-mens]
- /kəˈmɛns/
Definitions of recommence word
- intransitive verb recommence start again 1
- verbal expression recommence start doing again 1
- verb recommence If you recommence something or if it recommences, it begins again after having stopped. 0
- verb recommence to begin or commence again 0
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Origin of recommence
First appearance:
before 1250 One of the 11% oldest English words
1250-1300; Middle English commencen < Anglo-French, Middle French comencer < Vulgar Latin *cominitiāre, equivalent to Latin com- com- + initiāre to begin; see initiate
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Parts of speech for Recommence
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
recommence popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 75% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data about 59% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
Synonyms for recommence
verb recommence
- carry over — If something carries over or is carried over from one situation to another, it continues to exist or apply in the new situation.
- continue — If someone or something continues to do something, they keep doing it and do not stop.
- gentrified — very or excessively refined or elegant.
- gentrify — to alter (a deteriorated urban neighborhood) through the buying and renovation of houses and stores by upper- or middle-income families or individuals, raising property values but often displacing low-income families and small businesses.
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