Commute
verb
To travel a long distance to work regularly.
Maria commutes to her job in the city every day.
Often appears as...
- commute to work
- daily commute
verb
To change a punishment to a less severe one.
The governor commuted his death sentence to life in prison.
Often appears as...
- commute a sentence
- commute a punishment
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Formal
Technical
verb
In mathematics, to exchange or substitute, especially to exchange numbers.
In addition, 2 and 3 commute because 2 + 3 = 3 + 2.
Often appears as...
- commute numbers
- commute in addition
Usage tips
Technical
verb
In computing, changing one kind of data into another.
We use software to commute the video file into different formats.
Often appears as...
- commute data
- commute file
Usage tips
Technical
verb
To travel a long distance to work regularly.
Maria commutes to her job in the city every day.
Often appears as...
- commute to work
- daily commute
verb
To change a punishment to a less severe one.
The governor commuted his death sentence to life in prison.
Often appears as...
- commute a sentence
- commute a punishment
Usage tips
Formal
Technical
verb
In mathematics, to exchange or substitute, especially to exchange numbers.
In addition, 2 and 3 commute because 2 + 3 = 3 + 2.
Often appears as...
- commute numbers
- commute in addition
Usage tips
Technical
verb
In computing, changing one kind of data into another.
We use software to commute the video file into different formats.
Often appears as...
- commute data
- commute file
Usage tips
Technical
Definition 1 of 4
Pro Tip 1/3Routine Travel
The word 'commute' implies a routine or habitual journey to a place of work or study.
His daily commute involves a train and a bus.
Pro Tip 2/3Distance Implied
'Commute' suggests that the work or study location is some distance from home.
She moved closer to the city to shorten her commute.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Casual Travel
Use 'commute' for regular, not occasional or casual, travel to work or school.
I won't commute daily to the new office; I'll work from home sometimes.
Pro Tip 1/3Routine Travel
The word 'commute' implies a routine or habitual journey to a place of work or study.
His daily commute involves a train and a bus.
Pro Tip 2/3Distance Implied
'Commute' suggests that the work or study location is some distance from home.
She moved closer to the city to shorten her commute.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Casual Travel
Use 'commute' for regular, not occasional or casual, travel to work or school.
I won't commute daily to the new office; I'll work from home sometimes.
Pro Tip 1/3Routine Travel
The word 'commute' implies a routine or habitual journey to a place of work or study.
His daily commute involves a train and a bus.
Pro Tip 2/3Distance Implied
'Commute' suggests that the work or study location is some distance from home.
She moved closer to the city to shorten her commute.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Casual Travel
Use 'commute' for regular, not occasional or casual, travel to work or school.
I won't commute daily to the new office; I'll work from home sometimes.
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Why working from home is...
Unless you're in a role where specific hours are important, you can make your own schedule. Everyone can have a corner office, their windows, the food they want to eat, you can choose when there's music and when there's silence. You can choose what temperature the room should be. You can save the time you'd spend commuting and put it into things that are important to you.
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Inside the Real Black...
the seventh mission another run-of-the-mill raid we felt invincible I know I did not long into the mission we started to realize that this was not as we expected the firefight surrounding the convoy was unprecedented the longer we were there the worse the commuting hey we got somebody hit who's the cavity
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3 steps to stop remote...
So the key to managing remote work is to protect your energy. First, pay attention to ritual and routine. As much as we hated our commutes, they were a ritual that created a boundary between work and home. And we need that. For many of us, those little breaks that we would build in to the work day --
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Chris Urmson: How a...
you multiply that by the 120 million workers we have, that turns out to be about six billion minutes wasted in commuting every day. Now, that's a big number, so let's put it in perspective. You take that six billion minutes and you divide it by the average life expectancy of a person,
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How to turn off work...
We're too busy. We experience it outside of work, when we are commuting, when we're home, when we're trying to rejuvenate. It is important to recover in our spare time, to de-stress and do things we enjoy, and the biggest obstruction we face in that regard is ruminating.
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Why the @#$ is there so...
they’re a major cause of fatalities, wasted resources, and planet-threatening pollution. But new technology may help reduce these patterns, rendering our roads safer, our daily commutes more efficient, and our air cleaner. And the next time you’re stuck in traffic,
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Technology hasn't...
is not technology. It's not even slow love. It's actually women piling into the job market in cultures around the world. For millions of years, our ancestors lived in little hunting and gathering groups. Women commuted to work to gather their fruits and vegetables.
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Time is memory and you...
experiences in your mind so in the end this offer is an important element of control a good example of this for me is my morning commute I live in New York City and I take the subway to work every day for better or for worse and my
Video examples
Filming A Battle Of Life...
my knee blistered and skinned and was just really very painful our delightful camera assistant rowan fashioned me some very good knee pads which have been a godsend but um it's uh yes it's not been the the nicest commute to work
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How you can use impostor...
But anyway, sometimes life happens in the Qantas lounge when you'd least expect it. One morning, over a decade ago, I was sitting there on my regularly weekly commute, and a beautiful woman from way out of my league
Video examples
Why working from home is...
Unless you're in a role where specific hours are important, you can make your own schedule. Everyone can have a corner office, their windows, the food they want to eat, you can choose when there's music and when there's silence. You can choose what temperature the room should be. You can save the time you'd spend commuting and put it into things that are important to you.
Video examples
Inside the Real Black...
the seventh mission another run-of-the-mill raid we felt invincible I know I did not long into the mission we started to realize that this was not as we expected the firefight surrounding the convoy was unprecedented the longer we were there the worse the commuting hey we got somebody hit who's the cavity
Video examples
3 steps to stop remote...
So the key to managing remote work is to protect your energy. First, pay attention to ritual and routine. As much as we hated our commutes, they were a ritual that created a boundary between work and home. And we need that. For many of us, those little breaks that we would build in to the work day --
Video examples
Chris Urmson: How a...
you multiply that by the 120 million workers we have, that turns out to be about six billion minutes wasted in commuting every day. Now, that's a big number, so let's put it in perspective. You take that six billion minutes and you divide it by the average life expectancy of a person,
Video examples
How to turn off work...
We're too busy. We experience it outside of work, when we are commuting, when we're home, when we're trying to rejuvenate. It is important to recover in our spare time, to de-stress and do things we enjoy, and the biggest obstruction we face in that regard is ruminating.
Video examples
Why the @#$ is there so...
they’re a major cause of fatalities, wasted resources, and planet-threatening pollution. But new technology may help reduce these patterns, rendering our roads safer, our daily commutes more efficient, and our air cleaner. And the next time you’re stuck in traffic,
Video examples
Technology hasn't...
is not technology. It's not even slow love. It's actually women piling into the job market in cultures around the world. For millions of years, our ancestors lived in little hunting and gathering groups. Women commuted to work to gather their fruits and vegetables.
Video examples
Time is memory and you...
experiences in your mind so in the end this offer is an important element of control a good example of this for me is my morning commute I live in New York City and I take the subway to work every day for better or for worse and my
Video examples
Filming A Battle Of Life...
my knee blistered and skinned and was just really very painful our delightful camera assistant rowan fashioned me some very good knee pads which have been a godsend but um it's uh yes it's not been the the nicest commute to work
Video examples
How you can use impostor...
But anyway, sometimes life happens in the Qantas lounge when you'd least expect it. One morning, over a decade ago, I was sitting there on my regularly weekly commute, and a beautiful woman from way out of my league
Example 1 of 10
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Ayobami Adebayo
Nigerian Writer
When I had a full-time job, I would write dialogue and sketch characters on my commute and during meetings. Now, I forsake showers and regular meals and stay at my desk for hours, taking breaks to drink tea and eat something sweet, usually cake.
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Ava Max
American Musician
I used to always say teleportation for those times when you want to skip the commute, the traffic, the wait. Now, however, I think I'd really love the power to just heal people. Heal sickness, sadness, and pain. It's really all the world needs.
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Robert Pozen
American Businessman
Routinize the routine. The things that aren't important to you, whether it's breakfast or your commute, try to do them with the least energy possible so that leaves you with more energy for other things.
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Mark Hamill
American Actor
I never saw myself so much as an actor. I wanted to be a cartoonist like Charles M. Schulz and create my own world and be able to have a studio at home and not commute and be able to be with my family.
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Noam Bardin
We will continue to make a real impact on drivers globally, helping them save time and money while making everyone's daily commute a bit more efficient and fun.
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Myron Scholes
Canadian Economist
Building a road might create temporary jobs, but does it really create wealth if it doesn't also shorten commute times or otherwise make society better off?
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Ben Bernanke
American Public Servant
It must be awfully frustrating to get a small raise at work and then have it all eaten by a higher cost of commuting.
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Elif Safak
Turkish Author
I love commuting between languages just like I love commuting between cultures and cities.
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Keith Hernandez
American Athlete
I'm just another guy who likes his job and doesn't like his commute.
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Hillary Clinton
American Politician
I've spent so many years commuting, I kind of prefer a home office.
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Ayobami Adebayo
Nigerian Writer
When I had a full-time job, I would write dialogue and sketch characters on my commute and during meetings. Now, I forsake showers and regular meals and stay at my desk for hours, taking breaks to drink tea and eat something sweet, usually cake.
Quote examples
Ava Max
American Musician
I used to always say teleportation for those times when you want to skip the commute, the traffic, the wait. Now, however, I think I'd really love the power to just heal people. Heal sickness, sadness, and pain. It's really all the world needs.
Quote examples
Robert Pozen
American Businessman
Routinize the routine. The things that aren't important to you, whether it's breakfast or your commute, try to do them with the least energy possible so that leaves you with more energy for other things.
Quote examples
Mark Hamill
American Actor
I never saw myself so much as an actor. I wanted to be a cartoonist like Charles M. Schulz and create my own world and be able to have a studio at home and not commute and be able to be with my family.
Quote examples
Noam Bardin
We will continue to make a real impact on drivers globally, helping them save time and money while making everyone's daily commute a bit more efficient and fun.
Quote examples
Myron Scholes
Canadian Economist
Building a road might create temporary jobs, but does it really create wealth if it doesn't also shorten commute times or otherwise make society better off?
Quote examples
Ben Bernanke
American Public Servant
It must be awfully frustrating to get a small raise at work and then have it all eaten by a higher cost of commuting.
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Elif Safak
Turkish Author
I love commuting between languages just like I love commuting between cultures and cities.
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Keith Hernandez
American Athlete
I'm just another guy who likes his job and doesn't like his commute.
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Hillary Clinton
American Politician
I've spent so many years commuting, I kind of prefer a home office.
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