commence with

commence with someone or something

to start a procedure affecting a number of people or things by choosing a particular person or thing first. Each meeting commences with a reading of the minutes of the last meeting. The doctor interviews with Lynn and took everyone else in the order in which they had arrived.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Austen	[ɔ'stin]
Ekene	-	Western African, Igbo
Tuba	-	Arabic, Turkish
Diethelm	DEET-helm	German
Praveena	-	Tamil, Indian, Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada, Marathi
LabhrÁS	LOW-raws, LAV-raws	Irish