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commute
(mass) | commute
- vymeniť |
commute
(encz) | commute,dojíždět v: Zdeněk Brož |
commute
(encz) | commute,dojíždět do práce v: IvČa |
commute
(encz) | commute,komutovat v: Zdeněk Brož |
commute
(encz) | commute,vyměnit v: Zdeněk Brož |
commute
(encz) | commute,zaměnit v: Zdeněk Brož |
Commute
(gcide) | Commute \Com*mute"\ (k[o^]m*m[=u]t"), v. t. [imp. & p. p.
Commuted; p. pr. & vb. n. Commuting.] [L. commutare,
-mutatum; com- + mutare to change. See Mutation.]
1. To exchange; to put or substitute something else in place
of, as a smaller penalty, obligation, or payment, for a
greater, or a single thing for an aggregate; hence, to
lessen; to diminish; as, to commute a sentence of death to
one of imprisonment for life; to commute tithes; to
commute charges for fares.
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The sounds water and fire, being once annexed to
those two elements, it was certainly more natural to
call beings participating of the first "watery", and
the last "fiery", than to commute the terms, and
call them by the reverse. --J. Harris
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The utmost that could be obtained was that her
sentence should be commuted from burning to
beheading. --Macaulay.
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Commute
(gcide) | Commute \Com*mute"\, v. i.
1. To obtain or bargain for exemption or substitution; to
effect a commutation.
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He . . . thinks it unlawful to commute, and that he
is bound to pay his vow in kind. --Jer. Taylor.
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2. To pay, or arrange to pay, in gross instead of part by
part; as, to commute for a year's travel over a route.
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3. to travel regularly from a place of residence to another
place, such as where one's daily work is performed. Often,
such travel is performed between a suburb and a nearby
city; as, to commute to work.
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commute
(wn) | commute
n 1: a regular journey of some distance to and from your place
of work; "there is standing room only on the high-speed
commute"
v 1: exchange positions without a change in value; "These
operators commute with each other" [syn: commute,
transpose]
2: travel back and forth regularly, as between one's place of
work and home
3: change the order or arrangement of; "Dyslexics often
transpose letters in a word" [syn: permute, commute,
transpose]
4: exchange a penalty for a less severe one [syn: commute,
convert, exchange]
5: exchange or replace with another, usually of the same kind or
category; "Could you convert my dollars into pounds?"; "He
changed his name"; "convert centimeters into inches";
"convert holdings into shares" [syn: change, exchange,
commute, convert] |
| | podobné slovo | definícia |
commute
(mass) | commute
- vymeniť |
commute
(encz) | commute,dojíždět v: Zdeněk Brožcommute,dojíždět do práce v: IvČacommute,komutovat v: Zdeněk Brožcommute,vyměnit v: Zdeněk Brožcommute,zaměnit v: Zdeněk Brož |
commuted
(encz) | commuted,dojížděl v: Zdeněk Brož |
commuter
(encz) | commuter,dojíždějící adj: Zdeněk Brož |
commuter traffic
(encz) | commuter traffic, n: |
commuter train
(encz) | commuter train, n: |
commuters
(encz) | commuters,dojíždějící adj: Zdeněk Brož |
telecommute
(encz) | telecommute, |
telecommuter
(encz) | telecommuter, |
Commuted
(gcide) | Commute \Com*mute"\ (k[o^]m*m[=u]t"), v. t. [imp. & p. p.
Commuted; p. pr. & vb. n. Commuting.] [L. commutare,
-mutatum; com- + mutare to change. See Mutation.]
1. To exchange; to put or substitute something else in place
of, as a smaller penalty, obligation, or payment, for a
greater, or a single thing for an aggregate; hence, to
lessen; to diminish; as, to commute a sentence of death to
one of imprisonment for life; to commute tithes; to
commute charges for fares.
[1913 Webster]
The sounds water and fire, being once annexed to
those two elements, it was certainly more natural to
call beings participating of the first "watery", and
the last "fiery", than to commute the terms, and
call them by the reverse. --J. Harris
[1913 Webster]
The utmost that could be obtained was that her
sentence should be commuted from burning to
beheading. --Macaulay.
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Commuter
(gcide) | Commuter \Com*mut"er\ (k[o^]m*m[=u]"t[~e]r), n.
One who commutes; especially, one who commutes in traveling.
[1913 Webster]Commuter \Com*mut"er\ (k[o^]m*m[=u]"t[~e]r), a.
of or pertaining to commuting, in the sense of traveling;
used for commuting; as, a commuter airline.
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commute
(wn) | commute
n 1: a regular journey of some distance to and from your place
of work; "there is standing room only on the high-speed
commute"
v 1: exchange positions without a change in value; "These
operators commute with each other" [syn: commute,
transpose]
2: travel back and forth regularly, as between one's place of
work and home
3: change the order or arrangement of; "Dyslexics often
transpose letters in a word" [syn: permute, commute,
transpose]
4: exchange a penalty for a less severe one [syn: commute,
convert, exchange]
5: exchange or replace with another, usually of the same kind or
category; "Could you convert my dollars into pounds?"; "He
changed his name"; "convert centimeters into inches";
"convert holdings into shares" [syn: change, exchange,
commute, convert] |
commuter
(wn) | commuter
n 1: a passenger train that is ridden primarily by passengers
who travel regularly from one place to another [syn:
commuter, commuter train]
2: someone who travels regularly from home in a suburb to work
in a city |
commuter traffic
(wn) | commuter traffic
n 1: traffic created by people going to or returning from work |
commuter train
(wn) | commuter train
n 1: a passenger train that is ridden primarily by passengers
who travel regularly from one place to another [syn:
commuter, commuter train] |
TO COMMUTE
(bouvier) | TO COMMUTE. To substitute one punishment in the place of another. For
example, if a man be sentenced to be hung, the executive may, in some
states, commute his punishment to that of imprisonment.
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