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TOEFL IELTS BNC: 11235 COCA: 6867

commute

2 ENTRIES FOUND:
1 commute /kəˈmjuːt/ verb
commutes; commuted; commuting
1 commute
/kəˈmjuːt/
verb
commutes; commuted; commuting
Learner's definition of COMMUTE
[no object] : to travel regularly to and from a place and especially between where you live and where you work通勤;上下班往返
compare telecommute
[+ object] law : to change (a punishment) to a less severe one减(刑)

— commuter

/kəˈmjuːtɚ/ noun, plural commuters [count]
2 commute /kəˈmjuːt/ noun
plural commutes
2 commute
/kəˈmjuːt/
noun
plural commutes
Learner's definition of COMMUTE
[count]
: the journey that you make when you travel to or from a place that you go to regularly (such as the place where you work)经常往返的路程;上下班路程usually singular通常用单数
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 11235 COCA: 6867

commute

1 of 2

verb

com·​mute kə-ˈmyüt How to pronounce commute (audio)
commuted; commuting

transitive verb

1
a
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

intransitive verb

1
: make up, compensate
commuted for her sins
2
: to pay in gross (see gross entry 3 sense 1)
3
: to travel back and forth regularly (as between a suburb and a city)
He commutes to work every day by car.
4
: to yield the same mathematical result regardless of order
used of two elements undergoing an operation or of two operations on elements
commutable adjective

commute

2 of 2

noun

1
: an act or an instance of commuting
2
: the distance covered in commuting
a long commute

Did you know?

When you commute between a suburb and a city, you're "exchanging" one location for another. When a chief executive substitutes a life sentence for the death sentence handed down by a court, he or she is commuting the original sentence. Most such commutations are the result of the prisoner's good behavior. A commutator is a device in many electric motors that regularly changes alternating current to direct current.

Example Sentences

Verb He commutes to work every day by train. She commutes 400 miles a week. The judge commuted his death sentence to life imprisonment.
Recent Examples on the Web
Verb
Amendment 3 concerns the power of the Alabama governor to commute a death sentence to life in prison. Mike Cason | Mcason@al.com, al, 25 Aug. 2022 The other passenger was Krissie Hunt, who lives on Treasure Island and was checking out a new way to commute to downtown San Francisco. Carl Nolte, San Francisco Chronicle, 12 Mar. 2022 Those who wish to commute each day pay an additional $160 for meals on Friday and Saturday and access to the buildings and grounds for solo writing and free times. Susan Dunne, Hartford Courant, 1 Sep. 2022 Otherwise, employees will question the need to commute to work just to sit in cubicles and attend video conferences. Paige Mcglauflin, Fortune, 31 Aug. 2022 But the Boston area seems to be different, thanks to strong demand from biotech companies and employers under pressure to put offices closer to workers who no longer want to commute into the city. Diti Kohli, BostonGlobe.com, 28 Aug. 2022 But now that many white collar employees are starting to commute back to their offices, demand for Zoom's software has begun to wane. Paul R. La Monica, CNN, 23 Aug. 2022 In addition to time spent at a desk, the average American spends 25.4 minutes commuting to work and then again to get home, according to the US Census Bureau, and the American Community Survey shows that 86% of workers commute by car. Staff Author, Peoplemag, 19 Aug. 2022 The footbed falls on the slightly firmer side, creating a grounding effect that helped our testers push through shorter runs and commute around the city comfortably—even while recovering from an injury and managing flat feet. Hannah Dylan Pasternak, SELF, 18 Aug. 2022
Noun
Juan Peña disembarked from an Orange Line shuttle to transfer to a Green Line train at Government Center during his morning commute. Taylor Dolven, BostonGlobe.com, 27 Aug. 2022 Choosing the right helmet is as important as choosing the right bicycle for your leisurely weekends rides or comfy e-bike to power you through your morning commute. Popular Mechanics Editors, Popular Mechanics, 19 Aug. 2022 Commuters were asked to seek alternative routes during their morning commute. Haleigh Kochanski, The Arizona Republic, 22 July 2022 Expect heavy delays on your morning commute from anywhere north of Gaithersburg. Justin George, Washington Post, 16 June 2022 The fragrance may quickly dissipate on your morning commute. Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune, 6 June 2022 From soundtracking your morning commute to acting as an aural companion in the kitchen, the robust world of podcasts offers opportunities to learn, laugh, cry, ponder, or anything in between. Sasha Urban, Variety, 3 June 2022 Those who cherish their five-minute morning commute from bed to living room may want to ponder Singapore, Washington D.C. or Austin, where the highest percentage of jobs can be performed remotely at in and around 50%. Fortune, 26 May 2022 About a half hour later, Kiernan, a land surveyor, was still thinking about the odd character from his morning commute when Kenny stumbled onto Kiernan’s worksite. Timothy Mclaughlin, The Atlantic, 13 May 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Verb and Noun

Middle English, from Latin commutare to change, exchange, from com- + mutare to change — more at mutable

First Known Use

Verb

15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a

Noun

1954, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of commute was in the 15th century
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 11235 COCA: 6867
commute

verb

ADVERB | PREPOSITION ADVERBdaily, every day每天乘車往返regularly定期乘車往返back and forth乘車往返PREPOSITIONbetween乘車往返於⋯之間He commuted daily between London and Surrey.他每天乘車往返於倫敦與薩里郡之間。from, to從⋯乘車(往返);乘車(往返)到⋯She commutes from Sunset Park to Manhattan each morning.她每天早晨乘車從日落公園去曼哈頓上班。

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