commute

//kəˈmjuːt//
B2Frequency Level 10Neutral
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Verb

commuteInfinitive
commutePresent tense
commutedPast tense
commutedPast participle
commutingPresent participle
commutesThird-person singular
1

To travel regularly between one's home and place of work or study.

I commute to work by train every day.

2

To reduce a judicial sentence, especially a sentence of death, to a less severe one.

The governor commuted the prisoner's death sentence to life imprisonment.

3

To exchange or substitute one thing for another.

The company decided to commute the old equipment for newer models.

Noun

1

A regular journey between one's home and place of work or study.

My commute to work takes about 30 minutes by train.