verb / noun · neutral
commute
UK/kəˈmjuːt/US/kəˈmjut/com·MUTE
to travel regularly between home and work or school; as a noun, the journey you make regularly between home and work
Examples
“I commute to university by bus, and it takes about 40 minutes each way.”
“Many people commute long distances in big cities to save money on rent.”
“My daily commute is quite relaxing because I can read on the train.”
Band 8 sentence
“Because housing is so expensive in the city centre, I commute for nearly an hour each way, but I prefer the quieter suburb where I live.”
Collocations
- daily commute
- long-distance commute
- commute by bus/train/car
Word family
Common mistakes
I go to work by commute.→I commute to work.
Everyday I commute to school.→Every day I commute to school.
Say it for a higher band
5travel to work→6go to work→7+commute
Synonyms
travel to work
journey
Easily confused
travel
“I try to travel abroad at least once a year to experience different cultures.”
journey
“The six-hour journey home after the conference left me exhausted but satisfied.”
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