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How to pronounce commute in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms change, convert, exchange
Type of replace
Has types utilize, break, capitalise, capitalize, launder, rectify
Verb group shift, switch, change
Derivation commutation
Type Words
Synonyms transpose
Type of change
Derivation commutation


These operators commute with each other.
Type Words
Synonyms convert, exchange
Type of alter, modify, change
Derivation commutation
Type Words
Synonyms permute, transpose
Type of change by reversal, reverse, turn
Has types represent, map
Derivation commutation
Type Words
Type of journey, journeying


there is standing room only on the high-speed commute.
Type Words
Type of trip, jaunt, travel
Has types live out, sleep out
Derivation commuting, commutation, commuter

Examples of commute

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Must be willing and able to commute daily to employer's downtown Madison office.
From the jobview.monster.com
Despite having to commute from Frankfort, Johnson sees himself advancing at UPS.
From the courier-journal.com
The evening commute was very slow in most areas, with dozens of minor accidents.
From the democratandchronicle.com
Make the model estimate your actual commute by entering home and work addresses.
From the washingtonpost.com
Her attorney plans to petition the governor to commute the rest of her sentence.
From the freep.com
The accident caused severe back-ups for the morning commute on Thursday morning.
From the sltrib.com
I have had just a few close calls but have never had a commute-related accident.
From the ocregister.com
Eldon cut 30 miles off his daily commute, but the family didn't gain much space.
From the kansas.com
Older individuals were less likely to actively commute than younger individuals.
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More examples
  • A regular journey of some distance to and from your place of work; "there is standing room only on the high-speed commute"
  • Exchange positions without a change in value; "These operators commute with each other"
  • Travel back and forth regularly, as between one's place of work and home
  • Permute: change the order or arrangement of; "Dyslexics often transpose letters in a word"
  • Exchange a penalty for a less severe one
  • Change: exchange or replace with another, usually of the same kind or category; "Could you convert my dollars into pounds?"; "He changed his name"; "convert centimeters into inches"; "convert holdings into shares"
  • In mathematics an operation is commutative if changing the order of the operation does not change the end result. It is a fundamental property of many binary operations, and many mathematical proofs depend on it. ...
  • (The Commuter) The Commuter is a science-fiction short story written by Philip K. Dick.
  • To travel from one's home (usually in the suburbs of a city) to one's workplace (usually in the city itself, or in another city) to go to work, or vice versa; To engage in a commutative operation; To pay out the lump-sum present value of an annuity; To reduce the sentence previously given ...