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commute
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com·mute  (k-myt)
v. com·mut·ed, com·mut·ing, com·mutes
v.intr.
1. To travel as a commuter.
2.
a. To make substitution or exchange.
b. To serve as a substitute.
3. To pay in gross, usually at a reduced rate, rather than in individual payments.
4. Mathematics & Logic To satisfy or engage in a commutative operation.
v.tr.
1. To substitute (one thing for another); exchange.
2. To change (a penalty, debt, or payment) to a less severe one.
n.
An act or instance of commuting, especially the trip made by a commuter: a 22-mile commute; an easy commute.

[Middle English commuten, to transform, from Latin commtre : com-, com- + mtre, to change; see mei-1 in Indo-European roots.]

commute [kəˈmjuːt]
vb
1. (intr) to travel some distance regularly between one's home and one's place of work
2. (tr) to substitute; exchange
3. (Law) (tr) Law to reduce (a sentence) to one less severe
4. (Business / Insurance) to pay (an annuity) at one time, esp with a discount, instead of in instalments
5. (tr) to transform; change to commute base metal into gold
6. (intr) to act as or be a substitute
7. (intr) to make a substitution; change
n
a journey made by commuting
[from Latin commutāre to replace, from com- mutually + mutāre to change]
commutable  adj
commutableness , commutability n

commute  (k-myt)
To yield the same result regardless of order. For example, numbers commute under addition, which is a commutative operation. Generally, any two operators H and G commute if their commutator is zero, i.e. HG - GH = 0.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.commute - a regular journey of some distance to and from your place of work; "there is standing room only on the high-speed commute"
journey, journeying - the act of traveling from one place to another
Verb1.commute - exchange positions without a change in value; "These operators commute with each other"
math, mathematics, maths - a science (or group of related sciences) dealing with the logic of quantity and shape and arrangement
change - undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night"
2.commutecommute - travel back and forth regularly, as between one's place of work and home
sleep out, live out - work in a house where one does not live; "our cook lives out; he can easily commute from his home"
jaunt, travel, trip - make a trip for pleasure
3.commute - change the order or arrangement of; "Dyslexics often transpose letters in a word"
change by reversal, reverse, turn - change to the contrary; "The trend was reversed"; "the tides turned against him"; "public opinion turned when it was revealed that the president had an affair with a White House intern"
map, represent - to establish a mapping (of mathematical elements or sets)
4.commute - exchange a penalty for a less severe one
alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"
5.commute - exchange or replace with another, usually of the same kind or category; "Could you convert my dollars into pounds?"; "He changed his name"; "convert centimeters into inches"; "convert holdings into shares"
rectify - convert into direct current; "rectify alternating current"
utilize - convert (from an investment trust to a unit trust)
capitalise, capitalize - convert (a company's reserve funds) into capital
replace - substitute a person or thing for (another that is broken or inefficient or lost or no longer working or yielding what is expected); "He replaced the old razor blade"; "We need to replace the secretary that left a month ago"; "the insurance will replace the lost income"; "This antique vase can never be replaced"
launder - convert illegally obtained funds into legal ones
switch, change, shift - lay aside, abandon, or leave for another; "switch to a different brand of beer"; "She switched psychiatrists"; "The car changed lanes"
break - exchange for smaller units of money; "I had to break a $100 bill just to buy the candy"

commute
verb
1. travel to and from, shuttle between, travel between, travel back and forth between He commutes to London every day.
2. (Law) reduce, cut, modify, shorten, alleviate, curtail, remit, mitigate His death sentence was commuted to life imprisonment.
Translations
commute [kəˈmjuːt]
A. VIviajar diariamente(de la casa al trabajo)
I live in Brighton but I commute to Londonvivo en Brighton pero voy todos los días a trabajar a Londres
she commutes between Oxford and Londonpara ir al trabajo viaja or se desplaza diariamente de Oxford a Londres
B. VT [+ payment] → conmutar (for/into por/en) [+ sentence] → conmutar (to por)
C. Nviaje m diario al trabajo

commute [kəˈmjuːt]
vifaire la navette (quotidiennement, entre chez soi et un lieu de travail éloigné)
to commute between → faire la navette entre
She commutes between Liss and London → Elle fait la navette entre Liss et Londres.
vt
(LAW) [+ sentence] → commuer
to commute sth to sth → commuer qch en qch
(MATHEMATICS) [+ terms] → opérer la commutation de

commute
vt (all senses) → umwandeln
vi (= travel as commuter)pendeln

commute [kəˈmjuːt]
1. vifare il/la pendolare
2. vt (payment) to commute for or intocommutare in (Law) (sentence) to commute (to)commutare (a)

commute [kəˈmjuːt]
1. vifare il/la pendolare
2. vt (payment) to commute for or intocommutare in (Law) (sentence) to commute (to)commutare (a)

commute
v commute [kəˈmjuːt]
1 to travel regularly between two places, especially between home in the suburbs and work in the city. pendel يُسافِرُ يَوْمِيّا إلى مكان عَمَلِهِ пътувам редовно dojíždět pendle; rejse frem og tilbage pendeln πηγαινοέρχομαι καθημερινά (από τα προάστια στη δουλειά μου) desplazarse diariamente al lugar de trabajo pendeldama رفت و آمد میان دو نقطۀ نسبتاً دور matkustaa faire la navette (entre) לִנסוֹע בִּקבִיעוּת शहर के एक हिस्से से दूसरे हिस्से में काम करने के लिए नियमित रूप से जाना voziti se, putovati ingázik pulang-pergi ferðast daglega milli vinnustaðar og heimilis fare il pendolare 通勤する 통근하다 reguliariai važinėti regulāri braukāt berulang-alik pendelen pendle dojeżdżać viajar diariamente a face naveta (între) совершать регулярные поездки dochádzať voziti se (na delo) putovati na posao pendla สลับสับเปลี่ยน işe gidip gelme 經常往來兩地之間,尤指上班通勤 робити регулярні поїздки باقاعدگی سے سفر کرنے والا đi lại thường xuyên giữa hai nơi
2 to change (a criminal sentence) for one less severe His death sentence was commuted to life imprisonment. versag يُبَدِّلُ عُقوبَه بِأخف مِنْها намалям присъда změnit/zmírnit trest forvandle umwandeln μειώνω, μετατρέπω ποινή conmutar pehmendama تخفیف دادن lieventää commuer לְהַחֲלִיף सजा में बदलाव pomilovati, ublažiti kaznu átváltoztat meringankan, mengubah breyta, milda commutare 減刑する 경감시키다 (sušvelninant) pakeisti mīkstināt (sodu) meringankan omzetten nedsette (en straff) łagodzić comutar a comuta смягчать наказание zmeniť znižati (kazen) izmeniti förvandla, byta ut แลกเปลี่ยน indirmek, hafifletmek 減刑 пом'якшувати (кару) سزا کو کم کرنا giảm án
n comˈmuter
a person who travels to work daily. pendelaar المُسافِرُ يَوْمِيّا إلى مَكان عَمَلِه човек, който пътува често dojíždějící pendler der/die Pendler(in) αυτός που ταξιδεύει καθημερινά προς και από τη δουλειά του persona que se desplaza diariamente a su lugar de trabajo pendeldaja کسی که دائم در حال رفت و آمد است matkustaja, kausilippulainen banlieusard/-arde נוֹסֵע בִקבִיעוּת לַעֲבוֹדָה हमेशा यात्रा करने वाला osoba koja se vozi na posao ingázó orang yang pulang pergi secara tetap maður sem bÿr langt frá vinnustað pendolare 通勤者 통근자 nuolatinis keleivis braucējs uz darbu (no ārpilsētas) pengulang-alik pendelaar pendler dojeżdzający viajante navetist регулярный пассажир dochádzajúci (do zamestnania) vozač osoba koja putuje na posao pendlare ผู้เดินทางไปทำงาน her gün işe gidip dönen 經常往來兩地之間者,通勤者 пасажир, який щодня їздить на роботу і назад громадським транспортом روزانہ سفر کرنے والا người đi lại thường xuyên giữa hai nơi 者,

commute يُسافر يومياً من وإلى مكان عمله dojíždět pendle pendeln μετακινούμαι με μέσο μαζικής μεταφοράς desplazarse al centro de trabajo, desplazarse diariamente al centro de trabajo käydä töissä toisella paikkakunnalla faire la navette putovati na posao fare il pendolare 通勤する 통근하다 forenzen pendle dojechać deslocar-se entre a casa e o trabalho, locomover-se entre a casa e o trabalho добираться на работу pendla เดินทาง her gün işe trenle gitmek đi lại đều đặn 乘车上班


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