ISEE/SSAT Vocabulary BuilderWordsCcommute
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commute
Meaning: to travel regularly between home and work or school
commute in a sentence
How commute is used in real sentences:
My aunt commutes by train to her office each morning.
Many students commute from nearby towns to attend the school.
“Each morning, they had to commute from those lodgings to the merchant's shop.”
— from the passage The Agreement at Alder Crossing
Synonyms for commute
Other words for commute — travel, journey and shuttle — carry the same meaning.
- travel
- journey
- shuttle
Antonyms of commute
Words that mean the opposite of commute:
- remain
- stay
Where it comes from
From Latin commutare 'to change or exchange'
Word parts
- mut — change
commute: com- (intensively) + mut (change)
Memory hook
Think of your regular route to your community.