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Meanings of commute in English

Portuguese
substituir
Catalan
canviar
Spanish
intercambiar

To exchange something old or something that has become unusable for something else of the same kind.

substituir
Portuguese
transpor
Catalan
commutar

Change the order or arrangement of.

transpor

Travel back and forth.

Synonyms
Examples for "travel back and forth"
Examples for "travel back and forth"
1
I had to travel back and forth to Toronto for various hearings.
Life
2
They have to post lookouts and travel back and forth for ambushes.
The Wise Man’s Fear
3
The couple still run a business in Minsk and travel back and forth.
Reuters
4
They can not travel back and forth between their home and their bach.
Radio NZ
5
We may talk here in some privacy, provided we continue to travel back and forth.
A conspiracy of paper: a novel
Usage of commute in English
1
Reuters recently tracked residents on their daily commute from home to work.
Reuters
2
That, the thinking goes, will drop commute times from hours to minutes.
Wired
3
Among the challenges was the commute to school which was often unreliable.
Radio NZ
4
Yet the handy commute to the city isn't its only main draw.
The Irish Times
5
It was the ideas men spoke of during their commute to work.
Ebony
6
Many students have to commute to do the course they have chosen.
The Irish Times
7
Saddle comfort is fine for short trips or the occasional long commute.
The Verge
8
And you thought your 45-minute commute to work in London was arduous!
The South African
9
I started driving to make money during my hour-long commute to work.
The Guardian
10
Some farm or commute to jobs in the capital, Skopje, others smuggle.
Reuters
11
He's not going to commute my sentence unless something really big happens.
I'd know you anywhere
12
In fact, while we're at it, the commute in general could go.
The Guardian
13
But with routes packed, he experimented with a new commute on Thursday.
Reuters
14
How about a healthy meal and showers for sweaty, hungry post-commute employees?
Wired
15
They live too far away for me to commute to the office.
The incumbent
16
Many of them commute into the cities each morning on the trains.
The Guardian
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Translations for commute
Commute through the time
Commute across language varieties
South Africa
Common
Australia
Common
Ireland
Common
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