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Commuting

noun/kɹˈʌstili/
Definition
the travel of a commuter
exchange positions without a change in value
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/kɹˈʌstili/
🇬🇧British English
/dˌɪsɹɪɡˈɑːdəns/
🇮🇳Indian English
/dˌɪsɹɪɡˈɑːdəns/
3 syllables Say it as /kɹˈʌstili/.
Examples
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Parts of Speech
nounthe travel of a commuter
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
commuteverbtravel back and forth regularly, as between one's place of work and home
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
die Reise eines Pendlers
🇫🇷French
faire la navette
le voyage d'un navetteur
🇪🇸Spanish
desplazarse
el viaje de un viajero
🇮🇹Italian
pendolarismo
il viaggio di un pendolare
🇳🇱Dutch
woon-werkverkeer
de reis van een forens
🇵🇹Portuguese
deslocamento
a viagem de um viajante
🇷🇺Russian
поездка на работу
путешествие пригородного пассажира
India
🇮🇳Hindi
आने
एक यात्री की यात्रा
🇧🇩Bengali
যাতায়াত
একজন যাত্রীর ভ্রমণ
🇮🇳Tamil
பயணம்
ஒரு பயணியின் பயணம்
🇮🇳Telugu
ప్రయాణం
ఒక ప్రయాణికుల ప్రయాణం
🇮🇳Marathi
प्रवास
प्रवाश्याचा प्रवास
🇮🇳Gujarati
આવનજાવન
પ્રવાસીની મુસાફરી
🇮🇳Kannada
ಪ್ರಯಾಣ
ಪ್ರಯಾಣಿಕನ ಪ್ರಯಾಣ
🇮🇳Malayalam
യാത്ര ചെയ്യുന്നു
ഒരു യാത്രക്കാരൻ്റെ യാത്ര
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਆਉਣਾ-ਜਾਣਾ
ਇੱਕ ਯਾਤਰੀ ਦੀ ਯਾਤਰਾ
🇵🇰Urdu
سفر
ایک مسافر کا سفر
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
通勤
通勤者的旅行
🇯🇵Japanese
通勤
通勤者の旅行
🇰🇷Korean
통근
통근자의 여행
🇻🇳Vietnamese
đi lại
chuyến đi của một người đi lại
🇹🇭Thai
กำลังเดินทาง
การเดินทางของผู้สัญจร
🇮🇩Indonesian
bepergian
perjalanan seorang komuter
🇵🇭Filipino
nagko-commute
ang paglalakbay ng isang commuter
🇲🇾Malay
berulang alik
perjalanan komuter
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
التنقل
سفر ركاب
🇮🇷Persian
رفت و آمد
سفر یک مسافر
🇹🇷Turkish
işe gidip gelmek
bir yolcunun yolculuğu
🇮🇱Hebrew
נסיעות
נסיעות של נוסע
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'commuting'?
The primary meaning of 'commuting' is 'the travel of a commuter'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'commuting' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'commuting' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'commuting' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'commuting' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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