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to commute
01
to regularly travel to one's place of work and home by different means
Intransitive
Examples
The introduction of a company shuttle has made it easier for employees to commute.
02
to exchange or give something in return for another
Transitive: to commute sth for sth
Grammatical Information
Composition
Simple
Action verb
Regular
Present tense
commute
3rd person singular
commutes
Present participle
commuting
Past simple
commuted
Past participle
commuted
Examples
The athlete chose to commute their usual workout routine for a specialized training program.
03
to replace or exchange a penalty or punishment with a less severe one
Transitive: to commute a judicial sentence
Examples
The governor decided to commute the death sentence to life imprisonment.
04
to exchange or alter one form of payment or obligation for another
Transitive: to commute a form of payment to another | to commute a form of payment into another
Examples
The debtor negotiated with the creditor to commute the interest payments into a more manageable lump sum.
Commute
01
a regular journey of some distance to and from your place of work
Grammatical Information
Animacy status
Abstract
Composition
Compound
Countable
Plural form
commutes
Lexical Tree
commutate
commutative
commuter
commute
