commute
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3.0
- noun
- /kəˈmjuːt/
:
trayecto
- Many people prefer to take the train for their daily commute to work.
- daily commute
- commute time
- long commute
It's like saying, oh, this commute to work is killing me.
- It's like saying, oh, this commute to work is killing me.
- I don't necessarily want money, status and easy commute and perks out of my job.
- You are trading the regular paycheck and the grind and the boss and the commute for uncertainty.
- Come home from the store or a long commute with a little knowing smile on your face.
- Even if you walk to work from your house, you've saved the commute everyday.
- But it's mostly I think and COVID has tested this cause I've lost my commute.
- Hey, you know, Tim doesn't want to come back because he has a long commute.
Examples
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It's like saying, oh, this commute to work is killing me.
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Students in these communities faced long commutes on a bus to job training programs in other communities.
Academic text (2005) -
So this is the morning commute to work from home.
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If you have an hour commute, how many miles is it to your office from your home?
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So rather than a commute being a couple of hours out of every day, maybe a commute means just a couple of minutes.
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Yeah, I make the commute like everyone else.
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Take my commute to work.
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The majority of these students were living with their parents and commuting to college classes.
Academic text (2003) -
I had planned to work in San Francisco, but the commute was intimidating, almost two hours.
Fiction book (1998) -
So my commute was literally half a mile down Fountain Ave.
Synonyms
∞
1.0
A journey in a car, bus, or train
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1.0
A trip in a car, often for travel or pleasure
37
2.5
A car trip that takes a long time
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2.3
Regular travel between home and work or school
1
2.8
A regular car trip to and from work each day
To travel regularly between home and work or school
How Far
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2.3
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Surface Forms
Etymology
Commute as a noun grew from the same idea of a 'commutation' ticket that covered many journeys, so your commute is the regular journey you take between home and work. This links the ticket idea to the daily trip itself.