Commuting
/kəˈmjuːtɪŋ/
verbBeginner🔥Very CommonGeneral
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Definitions
1
To travel regularly between one's home and place of work.
/kəˈmjuːt/
verbneutralBeginner
General
To travel regularly between work and home.
She commutes an hour each way.
💡 Simply: Commuting is like your daily adventure to and from work. It might involve a car, bus, train, or even a bike!
👶 For kids: Going to and from work every day.
More Examples
2
He commutes by bicycle.
How It's Used
Daily Life
"I commute to work by train every day."
From the Latin "commutare" meaning "to exchange," reflecting the historical exchange of travel for work.
The word 'commute' originally referred to exchanging or substituting one thing for another, its modern usage developed as mass transit systems grew.
Memory tip
Think of 'commute' as 'coming and muting' your personal life for the workday.
Word Origin
Original meaning
"to exchange"
Base: commute
long commutedaily commutecommute to workcommute by train
Common misspellings
comutingcomittingcommiting
Practice
Usage
20%Spoken
80%Written