← Back to browsecommencingverb#20,680Translations着手ちゃくしゅ興すおこす仕掛けるしかける始まるはじまるEnglish definitiontake the first step or steps in carrying out an actionExamplesThe surgeon scrubbed thoroughly up to his elbows before commencing surgery.Similar wordscommentingcommendingcommencecommencedcommencescommentating← instinctivelymined →