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com·mute

 (kə-myo͞ot′)
v. com·mut·ed, com·mut·ing, com·mutes
v.intr.
1. To travel as a commuter: She commuted each day to her office downtown by subway.
2.
a. To make substitution or exchange.
b. To serve as a substitute.
3. To pay in gross, usually at a reduced rate, rather than in individual payments.
4. Mathematics & Logic To satisfy a commutative property. If a × b = b × a, then a commutes with b, regardless of whether the operation indicated by × is commutative.
v.tr.
1. To substitute (one thing for another); exchange.
2. To change (a penalty, debt, or payment) to a less severe one.
n.
An act or instance of commuting, especially the trip made by a commuter: a 22-mile commute; an easy commute.

[Middle English commuten, to transform, from Latin commūtāre : com-, com- + mūtāre, to change; see mei- in Indo-European roots.]
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commuting

(kəˈmjuːtɪŋ)
n
the activity of travelling some distance to work every day by car, bus, or train
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Noun1.commuting - the travel of a commutercommuting - the travel of a commuter    
travel, traveling, travelling - the act of going from one place to another; "he enjoyed selling but he hated the travel"
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Translations

commuting

[kəˈmjuːtɪŋ] N commuting is very stressfulel viajar para ir al trabajo provoca mucho estrés
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commuting

nPendeln nt; (= commuter traffic)Pendelverkehr m; I hate commutingich hasse es zu pendeln; within commuting distancenahe genug, um zu pendeln
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I was beginning to relent towards my wretched partner; to pity his forlorn, comfortless condition, unalleviated as it is by the consolations of intellectual resources and the answer of a good conscience towards God; and to think I ought to sacrifice my pride, and renew my efforts once again to make his home agreeable and lead him back to the path of virtue; not by false professions of love, and not by pretended remorse, but by mitigating my habitual coldness of manner, and commuting my frigid civility into kindness wherever an opportunity occurred; and not only was I beginning to think so, but I had already begun to act upon the thought - and what was the result?
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The researchers, from the University of Glasgow, suggest active commuting could reduce some of the risk associated with being obese or overweight and help people meet recommended physical activity levels.
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HR magazine, Personnel Today, says we are all spending more and more time commuting, with travel times now five minutes longer on average than they were in 2007.
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