Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

recommence

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.06 in modern English

Syllables: recom-mence
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To begin again.

Example Sentences

"The struggle with ways and means had recommenced, more difficult now a hundredfold than it had been before, because of their increasing needs."
"[...] Prosser was instrumental in the decision in 2010 to recommence publication of an annual health and safety report, following a period when it had fallen into abeyance."

Etymology

From Middle French recommencer, from Old French recommencier, equivalent to re- + commence.

Origin

Source language: Middle French

Word Breakdown

Root: recommencer, recommencier

Inflected Forms

recommences (present, singular) recommencing (participle, present) recommenced (participle, past) recommenced (past)

Synonyms

rebegin reboot reinitiate restart

Questions

What does recommence mean?: To begin again.
Where does recommence come from?: It is traced to Middle French.

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