communicate

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /kəˈmjuːnɪkeɪt/
• SAMPA: /k@"mjun@keIt/

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Verb

Plain form communicate

Third-person singular communicates

Past tense communicated

Past participle communicated

Present participle communicating

1. (transitive & intransitive) If you communicate an idea, you make someone else understand your idea, usually by using words.

   Parents have to work hard to communicate better with their children.

Related words

• communication