noun · neutral
communication
UK/kəˌmjuːnɪˈkeɪʃ(ə)n/US/kəˌmjunɪˈkeɪʃən/com·mu·NI·ca·tion
Band 5-6speakingtask2
the act of sharing information or ideas with others
Examples
“Good communication between team members helped the project succeed.”
“Many problems come from a lack of clear communication.”
“Communication skills are important in job interviews.”
Band 8 sentence
“For companies to adapt quickly, clear communication of strategic priorities to every department is essential.”
Collocations
- effective communication
- mass communication
- communication skills
Word family
communicate verbcommunication nouncommunicative adjectivecommunicator noun
Common mistakes
I have a good communication skill→I have good communication skills
He can communication well→He can communicate well
Say it for a higher band
5talk→6conversation→7+communication
Synonyms
interaction
conversation
Easily confused
conversation
“We had a long conversation about university plans.”
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In -tion / -sion
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