Intermediate 📚 Vocabulary · #348 of 1319

commute (v.)

to travel regularly to work

Examples

  • She commutes by train.

Key rules

  • Commute means travel regularly between home and work
  • Commute to work, commute by train
  • Commuter is the person

Common mistakes

  • She commutes for work → She commutes to work
  • I commute with the train → I commute by train

Use cases

  • Describing daily travel
  • Discussing work location
  • Talking about transport
💡 Tip: Commute is also used as a noun: a long commute.
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