Question 1 · Quick check
commute
CEFRB1
/kəˈmjuːt/
verb
Türkçe translations
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In plain English
- 01
verb
To travel regularly between home and work or school.
- 02
verb
To change a punishment to a less severe one.
Examples
I commute to work for an hour.
I have to commute all the way from a distant suburb.
At a glance
Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale
- Senses
- 5
- Parts of speech
- 1
- Citations
- 5
Also pronounced
- /kəˈmjut/
- /kəˈmjʉːt/
Deep Dive
verb
Extra meaningsTo exchange substantially; to abate but not abolish completely, a penalty, obligation, or payment in return for a great, single thing or an aggregate; to cash in; to lessen
To pay, or arrange to pay, in advance, in a lump sum instead of part by part.
To reduce the sentence previously given for a criminal offense.
More examples
In contextto commute daily fares for a season ticket
to commute market rents for a premium
to commute tithes into rentcharges for a sum
Quick test
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Origin
verb
Borrowed from Latin commūtō.