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commute

US /kəˈmjuːt/

noun, verb Target · B2 Văn phòng Giao thông & đi lại

Definition

a regular journey of some distance to and from your place of work

Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.

Examples

My daily commute takes about 45 minutes by subway during morning rush hours.

Word Family

NounNoun
commute gốc commuter commuting
VerbVerb
commute gốc
AdjectiveAdj
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AdverbAdv
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Synonyms

  • daily transithaving a meaning similar to commute

Collocations

  • Easy enjoy a short daily bicycle commute to school
    to enjoy a short daily bicycle commute to school, meaning to derive or receive pleasure from; get enjoyment from; take pleasure in
  • Medium commute to metropolitan downtown by electric commuter train
    to commute to metropolitan downtown by electric commuter train, meaning to exchange positions without a change in value
  • Hard constitutional executive power to commute draconian criminal sentences
    describing constitutional executive power to commute draconian criminal sentences (a regular walk taken as a form of exercise)
  • Very Hard endure a soul-crushing two-hour daily reverse commute
    to endure a soul-crushing two-hour daily reverse commute, meaning to put up with something or somebody unpleasant
  • Medium daily commute
    describing daily commute (a newspaper that is published every day)
  • Medium frequent commuter
    to frequent commuter, meaning to do one's shopping at; do business with; be a customer or client of

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