verb

commute

to commute

I commute to work by train every day.

I commute to work by train every day.

She commutes from the suburbs to the city.

She commutes from the suburbs to the city.

((from A)) ((to B)) to travel from A to B for work She commutes from the suburbs to the city.

((by transport)) to travel by a certain mode of transport I commute by train.

Synonyms: travel, journey

From Latin 'commutare', meaning 'to change altogether'. 'com-' (together) + 'mutare' (to change). It originally meant to exchange things.

Imagine you 'change' your location from home to work and back again every day.

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