verb

commute

to commute, to travel to work

She commutes to London every day.

She commutes to London every day.

I commute by train.

I commute by train.

((from somewhere)) ((to somewhere)) to travel regularly between home and work. She commutes from Brighton to London every day.

((by transport)) to travel to work using a specific method. I commute by train.

Synonyms: travel to work, go back and forth

From Latin 'commutare', meaning 'to change altogether'. Formed from 'com-' (together) and 'mutare' (to change).

Imagine you 'change' your location from home to work every day. The 'com-' part implies doing it 'together' with others on the train.

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