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to commentate

to commentate

2 7.0
To describe an event while it happens on radio or TV
  • verb
  • /ˈkɒmənˌteɪt/
  • Literature
translation icon : comentar
  • Someone who is happy to help me commentate on a little YouTube video.

No, no, I'm purely going to be commentating, maybe doing a little refing.

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Examples

  • Well, we seem to have lost our link to the studio for the moment, but we will carry on commentating regardless of course.

  • When it came to commentating, he was great.

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  • "Look, I admit I have been very proud to commentate on Armstrong over these years because I have seen a man ...

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  • Also, I wish Barton Lynch could commentate more often.

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  • I'm talking about commentating a good game and covering baseball.

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  • OK, so shortly after I went straight from the London Olympics where I was commentating for the Today Show, I went straight to Dancing with the Stars.

  • He was so good at commentating because he knew all the tricks as a trainer and as a manager.

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  • I was not a fan of Barton Lynch, the pro surfer, but I thoroughly enjoy every heat he commentates on the World Tour!

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  • Live game coverage is provided by www.TheRamRadio.com featuring Brian Holt along with Worth students Tanner Anderson and Raven Lawrence commentating.

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  • Last night, the expert will commentate on the exciting match between Liverpool and Manchester United.

Synonyms

to narrate
vsto commentate
59 4.0

To tell a story, usually by speaking or writing

provide real-time spoken description and explanation during an event

How Descriptive

to analyze
  • US
675 3.2
to describe
1.0
to commentate
  • Literature
2 7.0
to mention
1.0

Surface Forms

commentate infinitive
commentated past participle
commentating present participle
commentates third person singular

Morphology

commentate = comment (transparent) = comment + ate

The verb is formed by adding the verb-forming suffix '-ate' to the familiar word 'comment', producing the expected meaning 'to provide commentary'.

Etymology

Commentate comes from the familiar word comment ('a remark' or 'something you say') and the ending -ate which means 'to make', so to commentate is to 'make comments' about an event as it happens, usually by speaking on radio or television.