英和和英

to commence proceedings

to commence operations

to commence hostile operations―open hostilities

a running start

a running start

the commencement of business activities

My period started.

School is going on.

School has begun.

to start managing or disposing of things

the action of beginning to run

of an event, to start

Has school begun?

Commence release

the act of beginning to kick

the action of starting to crawl

My period has started.

launch the campaign

A civil war began.

the raising of the curtain at the beginning of a play

to make someone start to carry out something

A quarrel broke out.

to start asking questions

perform or carry out

to commence works

to start an enterprise―launch an enterprise

an act of starting to ride

of a business, to begin

the action of starting a process of cutting

be in execution