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- pronunciation:
- k
myut
- parts of speech:
- verb, noun
- features:
- Word Explorer, Word Parts
| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
commutes, commuting, commuted |
| definition: |
to ride or drive a long distance to and from work or school.
Since we moved out of the city, my father commutes.
- similar words:
- shuttle, travel
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| related words: |
alter |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition: |
regular travel to or from work or school.
My commute takes fifty minutes.- similar words:
- trip
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| derivation: |
commutable (adj.) |
The word commute
contains the following parts:
com-
Latin
prefix
that means with, together
  More about this word part:
The prefix com-
attaches to Latin bases beginning with m, p, or b. It has multiple forms, as the 'm' sound in com-
assimilates to the initial sound of the base to which it is attached. See the assimilated forms col-, con-, cor-, and co-. Note: com-
is frequently an intensive prefix, as in " commemorate
" and " command
."
Example words:
accomplish, combat, combine, commerce, commercial, commission, commissioner, commit, comparison, complex, comprehend, incomprehensible, command, commemorate, commute, compare, compel, complacent, complete, complement, complicate, compliment, compose, component, compound1, compulsory, computer, compute
- synonyms:
- syn-
mut
Latin
root
that means change, interchange
Example words:
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