B2verbworktransport
US/kəˈmjuːt/
UK/kəˈmjuːt/
to travel regularly between your home and your work or school
In context
I commute an hour each way, so I listen to podcasts on the bus.
She commutes to the city by train every day.
Since I started working from home, I don't miss commuting at all.
Words that go with commute
verb + preposition
- commute to workMost people here commute to work by motorbike.
- commute by trainShe commutes by train and reads on the way.
verb + adverb
- commute dailyHe commutes daily from Bien Hoa.
adjective + noun
- long commuteA long commute leaves me exhausted.
- daily commuteMy daily commute takes forty minutes.
Common mistakes
Incorrect:
I commute to go to work.Correct: I commute to work.