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- Dictionarycom·mute/kəˈmyo͞ot/
verb
- 1. travel some distance between one's home and place of work on a regular basis: "she commuted from Westport in to Grand Central Station" Similar
- 2. reduce (a judicial sentence, especially a sentence of death) to one less severe: "he commuted the sentences of hundreds of convicts" Similar Opposite
noun
- 1. a regular journey of some distance to and from one's place of work: "the daily commute"
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1. a. : change, alter. b. : to give in exchange for another : exchange. commuting foreign currency to domestic. 2. : to convert (something, such as a payment) into another form. The periodic payments may be commuted into a lump sum. 3. : to change (a penalty) to another less severe. commute a death sentence to life in prison. 4. : commutate.
verb. uk / kəˈmjuːt / us / kəˈmjuːt / commute verb (TRAVEL) Add to word list. C1 [ I ] to make the same journey regularly between work and home: It's exhausting commuting from Brighton to London every day. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Travelling. around Robin Hood's barn idiom. backpack. bag drop. bourne. bum around. communication.
Commute definition: to change (a prison sentence or other penalty) to a less severe one. See examples of COMMUTE used in a sentence.
If you commute, you travel a long distance every day between your home and your place of work.
A commute is a journey you take from home to work and back again. You might enjoy your subway commute because it gives you lots of time to read. Your commute is your trip to work, and the verb commute describes making that trip — like your preference to commute by public bus.
Definition of commute verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
1. To substitute (one thing for another); exchange. 2. To change (a penalty, debt, or payment) to a less severe one. n. An act or instance of commuting, especially the trip made by a commuter: a 22-mile commute; an easy commute.
1. If you commute, you travel a long distance every day between your home and your place of work. [...] 2. A commute is the journey that you make when you commute. [mainly US] [...] 3. If a death sentence or prison sentence is commuted to a less serious punishment, it is changed to that punishment. [...] More. English for Special Purposes.
Jun 2, 2024 · commute (third-person singular simple present commutes, present participle commuting, simple past and past participle commuted) (intransitive, US, UK, Canada) To regularly travel from one's home to one's workplace or school, or vice versa.
Definition of commute noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
