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Commute

noun/kɹˈʌsti/
Definition
a regular journey of some distance to and from your place of work
exchange positions without a change in value
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/kɹˈʌsti/
🇬🇧British English
/dˌɪsɹiəlˈaɪz/
🇮🇳Indian English
/dˌɪsɹiəlˈaɪz/
2 syllables Say it as /kɹˈʌsti/.
Examples
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Parts of Speech
nouna regular journey of some distance to and from your place of work
“there is standing room only on the high-speed commute”
verbexchange positions without a change in value
“These operators commute with each other”
verbtravel back and forth regularly, as between one's place of work and home
verbchange the order or arrangement of
“Dyslexics often transpose letters in a word”
verbexchange a penalty for a less severe one
verbexchange or replace with another, usually of the same kind or category
“Could you convert my dollars into pounds?”
Word Forms
commutationnounthe act of putting one thing or person in the place of another:
commuternounsomeone who travels regularly from home in a suburb to work in a city
commutingnounthe travel of a commuter
permutationnounact of changing the lineal order of objects in a group
transpositionnounthe act of reversing the order or place of
exchangenounthe act of changing one thing for another thing
exchangernounone whose business is to exchange the money of one country for that of another country
convertibleadjectivecapable of being exchanged for or replaced by something of equal value
conversionnounact of exchanging one type of money or security for another
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
pendeln
eine regelmäßige Fahrt über eine längere Strecke von und zu Ihrem Arbeitsplatz
🇫🇷French
navette
un trajet régulier d'une certaine distance vers et depuis votre lieu de travail
🇪🇸Spanish
desplazarse
un viaje regular de cierta distancia hacia y desde su lugar de trabajo
🇮🇹Italian
tragitto casa-lavoro
un viaggio regolare di una certa distanza da e verso il luogo di lavoro
🇳🇱Dutch
pendelen
een regelmatige reis van enige afstand van en naar uw werkplek
🇵🇹Portuguese
trajeto
uma viagem regular de alguma distância de e para o seu local de trabalho
🇷🇺Russian
добираться
регулярная поездка на некоторое расстояние до места работы и обратно
India
🇮🇳Hindi
आना-जाना
आपके कार्यस्थल तक आने-जाने के लिए कुछ दूरी की नियमित यात्रा
🇧🇩Bengali
যাতায়াত
আপনার কাজের জায়গায় এবং থেকে কিছু দূরত্বের একটি নিয়মিত যাত্রা
🇮🇳Tamil
பயணம்
நீங்கள் பணிபுரியும் இடத்திற்கும் வெளியேயும் சிறிது தூரம் வழக்கமான பயணம்
🇮🇳Telugu
ప్రయాణము
మీ పని ప్రదేశానికి మరియు బయటికి కొంత దూరం సాధారణ ప్రయాణం
🇮🇳Marathi
प्रवास
तुमच्या कामाच्या ठिकाणी आणि तेथून काही अंतराचा नियमित प्रवास
🇮🇳Gujarati
સફર
તમારા કામના સ્થળે અને ત્યાંથી અમુક અંતરની નિયમિત મુસાફરી
🇮🇳Kannada
ಪ್ರಯಾಣ
ನಿಮ್ಮ ಕೆಲಸದ ಸ್ಥಳಕ್ಕೆ ಮತ್ತು ಅಲ್ಲಿಂದ ಸ್ವಲ್ಪ ದೂರದ ನಿಯಮಿತ ಪ್ರಯಾಣ
🇮🇳Malayalam
യാത്ര
നിങ്ങളുടെ ജോലി സ്ഥലത്തേക്കും തിരിച്ചും കുറച്ച് ദൂരം ഒരു പതിവ് യാത്ര
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਆਉਣ-ਜਾਣ
ਤੁਹਾਡੇ ਕੰਮ ਦੇ ਸਥਾਨ ਤੋਂ ਅਤੇ ਕੁਝ ਦੂਰੀ ਦੀ ਨਿਯਮਤ ਯਾਤਰਾ
🇵🇰Urdu
سفر
آپ کے کام کی جگہ سے کچھ فاصلے کا باقاعدہ سفر
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
通勤
往返工作地点一段距离的定期旅行
🇯🇵Japanese
通勤
職場への往復のある程度の距離の定期的な移動
🇰🇷Korean
갈다
직장을 오가는 일정 거리의 정기적인 여행
🇻🇳Vietnamese
đi lại
một chuyến đi thường xuyên khoảng cách đến và đi từ nơi làm việc của bạn
🇹🇭Thai
เดินทาง
การเดินทางระยะทางหนึ่งไปและกลับจากสถานที่ทำงานของคุณเป็นประจำ
🇮🇩Indonesian
bepergian
perjalanan rutin dalam jarak tertentu ke dan dari tempat kerja Anda
🇵🇭Filipino
mag-commute
isang regular na paglalakbay na medyo malayo papunta at mula sa iyong lugar ng trabaho
🇲🇾Malay
ulang alik
perjalanan biasa yang agak jauh ke dan dari tempat kerja anda
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
يسافر
رحلة منتظمة لمسافة ما من وإلى مكان عملك
🇮🇷Persian
رفت و آمد
یک سفر منظم با فاصله کمی از محل کار خود و از آن
🇹🇷Turkish
işe gidip gelmek
İş yerinize belli bir mesafe uzaklıktaki düzenli bir yolculuk
🇮🇱Hebrew
נסיעה
מסע קבוע במרחק מסוים ממקום העבודה וממנו
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'commute'?
The primary meaning of 'commute' is 'a regular journey of some distance to and from your place of work'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'commute' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'commute' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'commute' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'commute' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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