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
Abraham	AY-brə-ham (English), AH-brah-hahm (Dutch)	English, Hebrew, Spanish, French, Dutch, German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Biblical, Biblical Lati
Love (2)	LUV	English
Sorrel	SAWR-əl	English (Rare)
Kamakshi	-	Hinduism, Indian, Hindi
Frieda	FREE-dah (German), FREE-də (English)	German, English
Ademar	-	Portuguese