(intransitive, US, UK, Canada) To regularly travel from one's home to one's workplace or school, or vice versa.
Used in a Sentence
commuted
Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for commuted.
Editorial note
Have any of you actually commuted on a decent bike-- not one of the cheap $300 Walmart ones?
Examples13
Definitions4
Parts of speech1
Quick take
(intransitive, US, UK, Canada) To regularly travel from one's home to one's workplace or school, or vice versa.
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of commuted gathered in one view.
(intransitive, Philippines) To regularly travel from one place to another using public transport.
(intransitive) To journey, to make a journey
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for commuted.
verb
(intransitive, US, UK, Canada) To regularly travel from one's home to one's workplace or school, or vice versa.
verb
(intransitive, Philippines) To regularly travel from one place to another using public transport.
verb
(intransitive) To journey, to make a journey
verb
(transitive, finance, law) To pay, or arrange to pay, in advance, in a lump sum instead of part by part.
Example sentences
Have any of you actually commuted on a decent bike-- not one of the cheap $300 Walmart ones?
It only takes housing off the market if those employees would have otherwise commuted or not accepted the job offers.
I live in West Germany at the moment, but I have also bike commuted to work in Australia.
When I commuted by train, my iPad was very valuable: you can do a lot of work on it.
My dad commuted from Bateman to Fremantle for 30 years; the same morning journey easily takes twice as long as it used to.
I commuted to school at age of 9, having to switch streetcars and walk for 15 mins.
I had a history teacher in high school who commuted from Lancaster to the San Fernando Valley every day.
I have also commuted in other parts of Cologne, but also had good behaviour from the drivers.
Had I instead moved out of the city, and commuted in from Reading, it would have been 45 minutes.
When I was finally feeling better, I cycle commuted once and that knocked me back into bed for another week.
And yes, I've been driving for about 20 years, and yes, I've commuted in some of the worst traffic in America.
While looking for a new job, I commuted that distance, both ways, nearly every day.
Proper noun examples
Commuted 2 hours one way, 1 hour the other, and then 10 minutes max each way.
Frequently asked questions
Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.
How do you use commuted in a sentence?
Have any of you actually commuted on a decent bike-- not one of the cheap $300 Walmart ones?
What does commuted mean?
(intransitive, US, UK, Canada) To regularly travel from one's home to one's workplace or school, or vice versa.
What part of speech is commuted?
commuted is commonly used as verb.