commute

B2 Topic:Travel

US /kəˈmjut/ UK /kəˈmjuːt/ See IPA manual

Freq #17696

Meanings

1

noun
The regular journey between your home and your workplace or school.

My daily commute into the city takes about an hour.
2

verb
To travel regularly between your home and your workplace or school.

I commute from Brooklyn to Manhattan by bicycle.
3

verb
To change a punishment to a less severe one.

The judge commuted his sentence from death to life in prison.

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Forms commutedcommutescommuting

Derived forms anticommutecommutabilitycommutablecommutantcommutationcommutativecommutercommutivecounter-commutepostcommutereverse-commutetelecommute

Etymology

From commutation ticket, a pass on a railroad, streetcar line, etc. that permitted multiple rides over a period of time, eg, a month, for a single, commuted payment.

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# commute

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B2
**Part of speech:** noun, verb
**IPA (US):** /kəˈmjut/
**IPA (UK):** /kəˈmjuːt/
**Frequency rank:** 17696

## Meanings
1. The regular journey between your home and your workplace or school.
2. To travel regularly between your home and your workplace or school.
3. To change a punishment to a less severe one.

## Examples
- My daily commute into the city takes about an hour.
- I commute from Brooklyn to Manhattan by bicycle.
- The judge commuted his sentence from death to life in prison.

## Derived Forms
- anticommute
- commutability
- commutable
- commutant
- commutation
- commutative
- commuter
- commutive
- counter-commute
- postcommute
- reverse-commute
- telecommute

## Roots and Affixes
- Affix: com- - with

## Etymology
From commutation ticket, a pass on a railroad, streetcar line, etc. that permitted multiple rides over a period of time, eg, a month, for a single, commuted payment.

## AI Etymology
commute is a noun and verb. It is from commutation ticket, a pass on a railroad, streetcar line, etc. that permitted multiple rides over a period of time, eg, a month, for a single, commuted payment. Current senses include the regular journey between your home and your workplace or school, to travel regularly between your home and your workplace or school, and to change a punishment to a less severe one. Derived forms include anticommute, commutability, commutable, commutant, and commutation.

## Topics
- Travel

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