verb / noun · neutral
commute
/kəˈmjuːt/com·MUTE
Band 4-5speakingtask2
To travel regularly between home and work/school (verb); the regular journey itself (noun).
Examples
“I commute to work by train every day.”
“Her commute takes 90 minutes each way.”
“Many people commute from the suburbs into the city.”
Band 8 sentence
“An efficient transport network can significantly reduce the time people spend commuting and improve quality of life.”
Collocations
- daily commute
- long commute
- commute by train
Word family
commute verb / nouncommuter noun
Common mistakes
I commute to my work every day.→I commute to work every day.
I have a long commutation.→I have a long commute.
Say it for a higher band
5go to work→6go to school→7+commute
Synonyms
travel
Easily confused
travel
“I travel abroad twice a year, but my daily commute is only 30 minutes.”
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