commuting
verb form (commute, commutes, commuted, commuting); noun (commuting, uncountable)
Everyday
- Commuting is travelling the same way regularly between home and work or school. tree →
- (law) Commuting a punishment is making it less severe. tree →
- (maths) Operations that commute give the same answer in either order. tree →
In the lessons
Adult life (Dad's commuting by train), maths (adding commutes: 3 + 5 = 5 + 3), news about traffic and rush hour.
Examples
- Mum spends an hour commuting each day. tree →
- Commuting by bike keeps Dad fit. tree →
- The trains are full of people commuting to the city. tree →
- Commuting is tiring when the roads are busy. tree →
- Addition and multiplication are commuting operations. tree →
- He is commuting from the country to London. tree →
Note
Person: commuter. In maths the commutative law: a + b = b + a and a × b = b × a, but subtraction and division do not commute (5 − 3 is not 3 − 5). In journey problems: a commute counts twice a day, there and back.
On Mova
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