communicatecom‧mu‧ni‧cate /kəˈmjuːnɪkeɪt/ ●●● S3 W3 AWL verb 
We communicated mostly by e-mail.communicate with People use more than words when they communicate with each other.communicate something to somebody The decision was communicated to our staff late in 1998.2tell people something [intransitive, transitive] to express your thoughts and feelings clearly, so that other people understand them: A baby communicates its needs by crying.communicate something to somebody Without meaning to, she communicated her anxiety to her child. His enthusiasm communicated itself to the voters. A teacher must be able to communicate effectively to students.3understand [intransitive] if two people communicate, they are able to talk about and understand each other’s feelings or desires: Many couples make themselves miserable by not communicating.communicate with Parents sometimes find it difficult to communicate with their teenage children.4disease [transitive] to pass a disease from one person or animal to anotherGRAMMAR Communicate is often passive in this meaning.5rooms [intransitive] if rooms or parts of a building communicate, you can get directly to one from the other: communicating doorsTHESAURUScommunicate verb [intransitive, transitive] to exchange information or have a conversation with someone, by telephone, letter etc, or by seeing them: · Now that we live in different cities, we communicate by e-mail.· He is able to communicate using a special keyboard, which is connected to a computer.· This message is not being communicated to staff.contact verb [transitive] to write to, phone, or email someone especially for the first time, in order to give or ask for information: · Neighbours contacted police after seeing a man with a gun.· She refused to comment when contacted by reporters from the local newspaper.get in touch (with somebody) to write to, telephone, or email someone, especially someone who you do not see very often: · I really ought to get in touch with Paula. It's been months since we last spoke.· You've got my phone number if you need to get in touch.get hold of somebody to succeed in contacting someone by telephone after trying several times: · Where have you been? I've been trying to get hold of you all week.· It's no use trying to phone Linda at work – she's impossible to get hold of.approach verb [transitive] to contact someone that you do not know or have not contacted before, in order to offer them something or ask them for something: · He has already been approached by several professional football teams.· The company confirmed that it had been approached about a merger.
WORD ORIGINcommunicate
Origin:
1500-1600 Latin past participle of communicare ‘to give information, take part’, from communis; ➔ COMMON1VERB TABLE
communicate
| Simple Form | ||
| Present | I, you, we, they | communicate |
| he, she, it | communicates | |
| Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | communicated |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have communicated |
| he, she, it | has communicated | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had communicated |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will communicate |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have communicated |
| Continuous Form | ||
| Present | I | am communicating |
| he, she, it | is communicating | |
| you, we, they | are communicating | |
| Past | I, he, she, it | was communicating |
| you, we, they | were communicating | |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been communicating |
| he, she, it | has been communicating | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been communicating |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be communicating |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been communicating |
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- Andrea smiled at Jamie, communicating her affection for him with her eyes.
- Doctors are doing research into how the virus is communicated.
- Jack and I just aren't communicating anymore.
- Many parents find it difficult to communicate with their teenage sons or daughters.
- Now that we live in different cities, we communicate by e-mail.
- She's clever, but she can't communicate her ideas.
- She tried to communicate her fears to her mother.
- The course is designed to enable people to communicate effectively in speech and writing.
- They couldn't communicate in writing, because William was illiterate.
- You can communicate your mood to your baby without realising it.
- Ali was never allowed out, but managed to communicate with his brothers by shouting.
- Does Raymond communicate with Della Guardia first, or does he go downstairs to address the faithful?
- During this time you will have developed the personal credibility to communicate persuasively at top management level.
- Improper behavior by individual political actors or by government agencies is exposed and widely communicated by investigative reporters.
- In this modern environment, there is no need to communicate with anybody.
- The day before he died he tried desperately to communicate something to me.
- The most important thing is to communicate with your partner at the back.
- These instruments are key to communicating train delays and platform changes.
THESAURUS
verb [intransitive, transitive] to exchange information or have a conversation with someone, by telephone, letter etc, or by seeing them: · Now that we live in different cities, we communicate by e-mail.· He is able to communicate using a special keyboard, which is connected to a computer.· This message is not being communicated to staff.
verb [transitive] to write to, phone, or email someone especially for the first time, in order to give or ask for information: · Neighbours contacted police after seeing a man with a gun.· She refused to comment when contacted by reporters from the local newspaper.
to write to, telephone, or email someone, especially someone who you do not see very often: · I really ought to get in touch with Paula. It's been months since we last spoke.· You've got my phone number if you need to get in touch.
to succeed in contacting someone by telephone after trying several times: · Where have you been? I've been trying to get hold of you all week.· It's no use trying to phone Linda at work – she's impossible to get hold of.
verb [transitive] to contact someone that you do not know or have not contacted before, in order to offer them something or ask them for something: · He has already been approached by several professional football teams.· The company confirmed that it had been approached about a merger.
Longman Language Activatorto regularly telephone, write to, email etc someone to regularly telephone, write to, email etc someone so that you quickly find out about any news: · Harrison maintains that the pair were not in contact for over 10 years.be in contact with: · We're in close contact with the Italian division of the company.· John is no longer in contact with his family.
to continue to see, speak to, or write to someone when you are no longer working with them, living near them etc: · Linda and I stay in touch by sending occasional postcards.· Have a safe trip back. Don't forget to keep in touch.keep in touch/stay in touch with: · I haven't kept in touch with any of the people I went to school with.
to continue to write to, telephone, email etc someone although you are far away from them: · We keep in contact, but I rarely see them.keep in contact with: · I've kept in contact with several of my army buddies.keep in contact by: · Teenagers keep in contact by text messaging on their mobile phones.
to exchange information or have a conversation with someone, by telephone, letter etc, or by seeing them: communicate by phone/email/letter etc: · Now that we live in different cities, we communicate by e-mail.communicate in writing: · They couldn't communicate in writing, because William was illiterate.
expressing your ideas clearly and well to make your feelings or thoughts clear to others, especially by talking or writing about them: · The course is designed to enable people to communicate effectively in speech and writing.· She's clever, but she can't communicate her ideas.communicate with: · Many parents find it difficult to communicate with their teenage sons or daughters.
to make your feelings or thoughts about something known clearly, so that other people are able to understand: · The children were encouraged to express themselves freely and openly.express yourself in: · Payne also expresses himself in poetry, which he began writing in college.express yourself in words/writing: · I find it hard to express myself in writing.
able to talk or write easily and effectively about what you think and feel: · He is handsome, confident and articulate, like many of the students at this college.· You have to be articulate to be good at debating.
expressing ideas and feelings in very clear, beautiful language, especially in a way that persuades people to agree with you, or fully understand what you are saying: · She was an eloquent speaker, able to move and inspire audiences.· The poem is full of eloquent phrases about the beauty of nature.· Few will forget his eloquent defence of individual freedom.
showing very clearly what a person thinks or feels: expressive eyes/face/eyebrows/features/voice/hands etc: · She is a wonderful actress, with striking, expressive features.· He had a quiet but expressive voice.
to express what you think or feel in a confident way that other people admire: · Sam projects himself well -- he should stand a good chance in the interview.· Your problem is presentation -- you don't project yourself very well.
to express what you think or feel to let someone know what you are thinking or feeling, by using words, by your behaviour or the look on your face, or through art, music, films etc: · Many of his films express the fears and anxieties of the post-war years.express concern/satisfaction/annoyance/sympathy etc: · Parents have expressed concern about the amount of violence in some children's shows.express your feelings: · My grandfather found it hard to express his feelings about the war.express something by/through something: · It is the story of a middle-aged businessman, who starts going to tango lessons, and learns to express himself through dance.· Workers traditionally express their discontent by going on strike.
to express something about what you or other people are feeling or thinking, especially without stating it directly, but using touch, the sound of your voice, the way something looks etc: · His tone conveyed an unmistakable warning.· I tried to convey my sympathy by touching her hand.· His office conveyed an impression of efficiency and seriousness.
to manage to express what you think or feel with words, movements, or by the way you behave: · Andrea smiled at Jamie, communicating her affection for him with her eyes.communicate something to somebody: · She tried to communicate her fears to her mother.· You can communicate your mood to your baby without realising it.
if someone's behaviour, appearance, or something they produce says something, it expresses their feelings, attitudes etc: · This painting says so much in such a simple way.· What do you think the writer is saying in this passage?say it all (=to explain something in a very short form ): · One look said it all -- Richard knew that Sally wouldn't marry him.· When Joshua walked across the room for the first time, the smile on his face said it all.say a lot about (=express something very clearly): · The fact she didn't invite her mother to her wedding says a lot about their relationship.
British /get something across American to express an idea or feeling to someone, especially something that is difficult to explain, so that they can understand: · I always try to get this idea over to my students.get something over to somebody: · Gina felt trapped and insecure but found it difficult to get this over to her husband.
to express your feelings or ideas clearly in words, especially when this is very difficult to do, and you have to try very hard to think of the right words: · She tried to put these feelings into words, but it all came out wrong.· He could not find the words to say that he was leaving.
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nounbirthmark, nounbite, verbbite, nounblack and blue, adjectiveBlack Death, the, black eye, nounblackout, nounbleed, verbbleeding, nounblind, verbblister, nounblister, verbblood bank, nounblood donor, nounblood poisoning, nounbloodshot, adjectiveblood transfusion, nounbloody, adjectivebloody, verbblue baby, nounboil, nounbotulism, nounbrain damage, nounbreakdown, nounbronchitis, nounbruise, nounbruise, verbBSE, nounbubonic plague, nounbug, nounbulimia, nounbump, nounbunion, nounbuzz, verbcalloused, adjectivecallus, nouncancer, nouncandida, nouncanker, nouncarbuncle, nouncarcinogen, nouncarcinogenic, adjectivecarcinoma, nouncardiac, adjectivecardiovascular, adjectivecaries, nouncarpal tunnel syndrome, nouncarrier, nouncarry, verbcarsick, adjectivecast, nouncasualty, nouncataract, nouncatarrh, nouncatatonic, adjectivecatching, adjectivecauliflower ear, nouncerebral palsy, nouncertify, verbcervical smear, nounchapped, adjectivecharley horse, nounchemotherapy, nounchesty, adjectivechicken pox, nounchilblains, nounChinese medicine, nouncholera, nounchronic, adjectivecirrhosis, nounCJD, nouncleanse, verbcleft palate, nounclinic, nounclinical, adjectiveclub foot, nouncold, nouncold sore, nouncolic, nouncolitis, nouncollapse, verbcolour-blind, adjectivecoma, nouncommon cold, nouncommon denominator, nouncommunicate, verbcomplaint, nouncomplicate, verbcomplication, nouncompound fracture, nounconcuss, verbconcussion, nouncondition, nouncongenital, adjectivecongested, adjectiveconjunctivitis, nounconstipation, nounconsumption, nounconsumptive, nouncontagion, nouncontagious, adjectivecontinent, adjectivecontract, verbcontusion, nounconvalesce, verbconvulsion, nouncorn, nouncortisone, nouncot death, nouncough, nounCPR, nouncrack-up, nouncramp, nounCreutzfeldt-Jakob disease, nouncrick, nouncrick, verbcripple, nouncripple, verbcross-eyed, adjectivecroup, nouncurable, adjectivecut, nouncyst, nouncystic fibrosis, nouncystitis, noundecompression sickness, noundeep vein thrombosis, noundeformity, noundegenerative, adjectivedehydrate, verbdelirious, adjectivedelirium, noundelusion, noundementia, noundengue fever, noundepression, noundermatitis, noundiabetes, noundiabetic, adjectivediabetic, noundiagnosis, noundialysis, noundiaper rash, noundiarrhoea, noundiphtheria, noundisability, noundisable, verbdisabled, adjectivedischarge, verbdisease, noundisgorge, verbdislocate, verbdisorder, noundissipated, adjectivedissipation, noundistemper, noundistend, verbdizzy, adjectivedoddering, adjectivedoddery, adjectivedonate, verbdonor, noundouble vision, noundoughy, adjectivedown, adverbDown's syndrome, noundrawn, adjectivedressing, noundrinker, noundrunk, adjectivedrunk, noundrunken, adjectivedull, adjectivedumb, adjectiveDVT, noundysentery, noundyslexia, noundyspepsia, noundyspeptic, adjectiveearache, nouneating disorder, nounEbola, nounectopic pregnancy, nouneczema, nounemaciated, adjectiveemasculate, verbembolism, nounemphysema, nounencephalitis, nounendoscope, nounenervate, verbenteritis, nounepidemic, nounepilepsy, nounepileptic, adjectiveepileptic, nounetiology, nounexcruciating, adjectiveexposure, nouneyeless, adjectiveeye strain, nounfail, verbfaint, nounfester, verbfever, nounfever blister, nounfevered, adjectivefeverish, adjectivefirst aid, nounfit, nounflat feet, nounflat-footed, adjectiveflu, nounfood poisoning, nounfoot and mouth disease, nounfracture, verbfracture, nounfrostbite, noungall, noungammy, adjectiveganglion, noungangrene, noungas, noungash, noungastric, adjectivegastritis, noungastroenteritis, nounGerman measles, nounget, verbgingivitis, nounglandular fever, nounglaucoma, noungnarled, adjectivegonorrhea, noungout, noungrand mal, noungraze, verbgraze, noungriping, adjectivegroggy, adjectivegrowing pains, noungrowth, noungush, verbgynaecology, nounhacking cough, nounhaemophilia, nounhaemophiliac, nounhaemorrhage, nounhaemorrhage, verbhaemorrhoids, nounhalitosis, nounhandicap, nounhandicapped, adjectivehangover, nounhard of hearing, adjectiveharelip, nounhay fever, nounheadache, nounhealth, nounheart attack, nounheartburn, nounheart disease, nounheart failure, nounheat exhaustion, nounheat rash, nounheatstroke, nounheave, verbhepatitis, nounhernia, nounherpes, nounHIV, nounhormone replacement therapy, nounhospital, nounhospitalize, verbhot flush, nounhousebound, adjectiveHRT, nounhump, nounhumpback, nounhunchback, nounhungover, adjectivehydrophobia, nounhypertension, nounhypothermia, nounhysterectomy, nounhysteria, nounhysterical, adjectiveillness, nounimmune, adjectiveimmune system, nounimmunity, nounimmunize, verbimmunology, nounimpacted, adjectiveimpediment, nounimpetigo, nounimpotent, adjectiveincision, nounincontinent, adjectiveincubate, verbincurable, adjectiveindigestion, nounindisposed, adjectiveindisposition, nouninfantile, adjectiveinfantile paralysis, nouninfect, verbinfected, adjectiveinfection, nouninfectious, adjectiveinfirmity, nouninflammation, nouninflammatory, adjectiveinfluenza, nouninfusion, nouningrowing, adjectiveinoculate, verbinoperable, adjectiveinsane, adjectiveinsanity, nouninsomnia, nouninsomniac, nouninstability, nounintensive care, nounintravenous, adjectiveinvalid, nouninvalidity, nouninvasive, adjectiveirregular, adjectiveirritable bowel syndrome, nounirritant, nounirritate, verbirritated, adjectiveirritation, noun-ism, suffixisolation, nounjaundice, nounjaundiced, adjectivejet lag, nounknock-kneed, adjectiveknotted, adjectivelaceration, nounlaryngitis, nounlegionnaire's disease, nounleper, nounleprosy, nounlesion, nounleukemia, nounlisp, nounlisteria, nounliverish, adjectivelockjaw, nounlong-sighted, adjectiveloose, adjectivelozenge, nounlumbago, nounlunacy, nounLyme disease, nounmad cow disease, nounmalady, nounmalaise, nounmalaria, nounmalformation, nounmalignancy, nounmalignant, adjectivemalnourished, adjectivemalnutrition, nounmange, nounmangy, adjectivemania, nounmanic, adjectivemanic depression, nounmastitis, nounME, nounmeasles, nounmedicinal, adjectivemegalomania, nounmegalomaniac, nounmelancholia, nounmelancholic, adjectivemelanoma, nounmend, verbmeningitis, nounmentally handicapped, adjectivemigraine, nounmild, adjectivemiscarriage, nounmole, nounmongol, nounmono, nounmononucleosis, nounmorbid, adjectivemorning sickness, nounmoron, nounmotion sickness, nounmotor neurone disease, nounMRI, nounMRSA, nounMS, nounmultiple sclerosis, nounmumps, nounmurmur, nounmusclebound, adjectivemuscular dystrophy, nounmute, adjectivemute, nounmyopia, nounmyopic, adjectivemyxomatosis, nounnarcolepsy, nounnausea, nounnauseate, verbnauseous, adjectivenearsighted, adjectivenervous breakdown, nounnettle rash, nounneuralgia, nounneurosis, nounneurotic, adjectivenosebleed, nounnotifiable, adjectiveNSU, nounobesity, nounoff-colour, adjectiveoperate, verboperation, nounophthalmic, adjectiveophthalmology, noun-osis, suffixosteoarthritis, nounosteopathy, nounosteoporosis, nounoutpatient, nounoverbite, nounpacemaker, nounpaediatrics, nounpale, adjectivepallid, adjectivepallor, nounpalpitate, verbpalpitations, nounpalsy, nounpandemic, nounparalyse, verbparalysed, adjectiveparalysis, nounparalytic, adjectiveparalytic, nounparanoia, nounparaplegia, nounparaplegic, nounparasitic, adjectiveParkinson's disease, nounparoxysm, nounpasty, adjectivepasty-faced, adjectivepathogen, nounpathological, adjectivepathology, nounpeaked, adjectivepeaky, adjectivepellagra, nounpeptic ulcer, nounperforated, adjectiveperiod pain, nounperitonitis, nounpernicious anaemia, nounpersecution complex, nounpestilence, nounpestilential, adjectivepetit mal, nounpharyngitis, nounphlebitis, nounphlegm, noun-phobic, suffixphysiotherapy, nounpigeon-toed, adjectivepins and needles, nounplacebo, nounplague, nounplaque, nounplaster cast, nounpleurisy, nounPMS, nounPMT, nounpneumonia, nounpockmark, nounpockmarked, adjectivepoisoning, nounpolio, nounpolyp, nounpoor, adjectivepost-traumatic stress disorder, nounpremenstrual tension, nounprescribe, verbprescription, nounpreventive medicine, nounprickle, verbprickly heat, nounprognosis, nounprolapse, nounprophylactic, adjectiveprophylactic, nounprophylaxis, nounpsoriasis, nounpsychopath, nounpsychosis, nounpsychosomatic, adjectivepsychotic, adjectivepuffy, adjectivepull, verbpurulent, adjectivepus, nounpustule, nounqueasy, adjectiverabid, adjectiverabies, nounradiation sickness, nounradiography, nounrash, nounraw, adjectivereact, verbreaction, nounreceive, verbrecuperate, verbrecuperative, adjectiveregurgitate, verbrelapse, verbremission, nounrepetitive strain injury, nounresistance, nounrespond, verbretch, verbRhesus factor, nounrheumatic, adjectiverheumatic fever, nounrheumatism, nounrheumatoid arthritis, nounrickets, nounringworm, nounRSI, nounrubella, nounrun-down, adjectiverunny, adjectiverupture, nounsaddle-sore, adjectivesalmonella, nounscab, nounscabby, adjectivescabies, nounscald, verbscald, nounscaly, adjectivescar, nounscar, verbscarlet fever, nounschizophrenia, nounsciatica, nounsclerosis, nounscrape, verbscrape, nounscratch, nounscurvy, nounseasick, adjectiveseizure, nounself-examination, nounsenile, adjectivesenile dementia, nounsenseless, adjectivesepsis, nounseptic, adjectivesepticaemia, nounserum, nounset, verbsexually transmitted disease, nounshell shock, nounshell-shocked, adjectiveshingles, nounshock, nounshort-sighted, adjectivesickle-cell anaemia, nounsickly, adjectivesickness, nounside effect, nounsightless, adjectivesimple fracture, nounsleeping sickness, nounslipped disc, nounsmallpox, nounsnakebite, nounsnow blindness, nounsore, adjectivesore, nounspastic, adjectivespecial needs, nounspecimen, nounspina bifida, nounsprain, verbsputum, nounsquint, verbsquint, nounstammer, nounstarvation, nounstarve, verbSTD, nounstomachache, nounstone, nounstrain, nounstrain, verbstrangulated, adjectivestrep throat, nounstroke, nounsty, nounsuccumb, verbsufferer, nounsunstroke, nounsuperbug, nounsurgical, adjectiveswelling, nounswollen, adjectivesymptom, nounsymptomatic, adjectivesyndrome, nounsyphilis, nounTB, nountear, verbtetanus, nountherapeutic, adjectivetherapy, nounthrombosis, nounthrush, nountic, nountight, adjectivetingle, verbtinnitus, nountipsy, adjectivetonsillitis, nountoothache, nountorment, nountourniquet, nountoxaemia, nountoxic shock syndrome, nountraction, nountransfusion, nountrauma, nountravel sickness, nountreatment, nountremor, nountuberculosis, nountumour, nountunnel vision, nountwinge, nountwitch, nountyphoid, nountyphus, nounulcer, nounulcerate, verbultrasound, noununderweight, adjectiveundressed, adjectiveunhealthy, adjectiveuntreated, adjectivevaccinate, verbvaccine, nounvaricose veins, nounVD, nounvenereal disease, nounverruca, nounvertigo, nounviral, adjectivevirology, nounvirulent, adjectivevomit, verbvomit, nounwart, nounweak, adjectiveweal, nounweep, verbwheeze, verbwheeze, nounwheezy, adjectivewhiplash, nounwhooping cough, nounwind, nounwithered, adjectivewound, nounwrench, verbwriter's cramp, nounyaws, nounyeast infection, nounyellow fever, noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY His enthusiasm communicated itself to the voters. A teacher must be able to communicate effectively to students.COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB
His enthusiasm communicated itself to the voters. A teacher must be able to communicate effectively to students.· Both the material to be covered in tests as well as the criteria used in evaluating student performance are clearly communicated in writing.· They must be able to clearly communicate the results of their work, orally and in writing, to clients and management.· The moral is that the need to clearly communicate findings must always take precedence over considerations of technical adequacy.· General managers and top executives also must be able to communicate clearly and persuasively with customers, subordinate managers, and others.
· Those nearest to such a person will have established some way of communicating directly.· In doing this, he communicated directly with a supernatural dimension, either external or one that he sensed within himself.· Countries that seem unable or unwilling to communicate directly with each other can do so indirectly by providing information to the media.
· The potential of graphs to communicate effectively is consequently being undermined.· The ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing, is also important.· Teaching is the ability to communicate effectively to the student or pupil, enabling learning to take place.· Emerson concedes that the new Clinton administration sometimes failed to communicate effectively.· For their part, employees must communicate effectively what they want and need.· Economic survival of the enterprise or its further progress depends on managers communicating effectively with employees.· It is little wonder that these two camps have rarely communicated effectively with each other in the past.
NOUN· It has lost none of its imaginative power or ability to communicate ideas.· Their ability to communicate unfolds in a sequence of stages, starting between about six months and eighteen months of age.· They are merely one method of making possible the ability to communicate out of which a community can grow.· The ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing, is also important.· For advocacy, obviously, the prime need is the ability to communicate by speech.· The ability to communicate with the outside world proved to be the key to other, vital sponsorship.· Teaching is the ability to communicate effectively to the student or pupil, enabling learning to take place.· Earlier we noted that the ability to communicate could be considered a prerequisite for leadership.
· You need to communicate to vast audiences.· Many composers now crave the chance to write operas, but will they acknowledge the duty to communicate with the audience?
· We have yet to learn how to communicate and make decisions in an electronic environment.· Those leaders then communicate the decision as broadly as possible, hoping to build awareness and buy-in.· The document communicating the decision advises the claimant of the right of appeal.
· Without the models, the engineers had difficulty communicating at all.· Without flexible models they have difficulty communicating, particularly with those not trained to work with the models.
· Many had already been tried, but had clearly not been communicated to employees.· Every organization routinely communicates with its employees about a variety of topics.· Economic survival of the enterprise or its further progress depends on managers communicating effectively with employees.· News of a proposed relocation should not only be communicated to employees but should also be given to suppliers and customers.
· Poor communications Lack of understanding often arises through failure to communicate accurately and fully describe the state of the process.· The virtue of financial transaction was its power to rocket above other failures to communicate.· I suppose what we have here is a failure to communicate.· Together, they have produced a massive failure to communicate.
· It has lost none of its imaginative power or ability to communicate ideas.· What idea does burning a flag communicate?· Advertising must be designed to communicate certain ideas to certain types of people.· Symbolism is a primitive but effective way of communicating ideas.· It does not matter if it communicates totally different ideas to other types of people.· And he says he has acquired some skill in communicating technical ideas that he uses in presentations for Lucas.
· The nurse should therefore attempt to communicate only the information necessary for the patient to manage say, the next 24 hours.· Sports monkeys generally get about a 120-second window in a newscast to communicate information.· During the given period of time, exposure to the decisions of others communicates some of the information these decision-makers originally lacked.· Knowledge of circumstances is communicated partly by information exchange across man-machine interfaces but also by verbal exchanges between people.
· This includes giving instructions to the language helper and when communicating with any fellow students.· Charles's body language was geared to communicating to street toughs.· Thus, they invented their own language and communicated with other robots.· Indeed it would be difficult to imagine how children were able to use language to communicate if no such conception were present.· The idea here is that people working in groups can cooperate more efficiently if they can use a vocal language to communicate.· They developed no spoken language and communicated solely by gestures.
· As computers become increasingly available to non-typists more natural means of communicating with them are sought. 1.2.1.1.· For the Tuvans, traditionally, music has served as a means to communicate with the spirits.· I would be interested to hear from anyone who has developed other means of communicating with people with learning difficulties.· An accounting system is a formal means of gathering and communicating financial data.· Your clothes are a means of communicating with other people.· For Schroder-Sonnenstern, who lived in psychiatric institutions from 1919 onwards, drawing was a means of communicating with the world.· Use of tapes Videotapes of school activities are a useful means of communicating about work undertaken at school.· It is the main form of internal business correspondence and the means used to communicate the majority of written messages.
· They also recommended drama as a powerful way of communicating appropriate messages.· They learned to communicate a simple message with passion and enthusiasm.· A different approach to video materials is to look at how they communicate their message.· Like the popular JungleWorld exhibit, the forest will communicate a message of conservation and education.· It is the main medium on which the government relies to communicate its message to the public, especially to rural communities.· Simply by carrying out its day-to-day operations, an organisation necessarily communicates certain messages to those who interact with it.· The court found the idea of Mr Warner unconsciously communicating coded messages to Samuel's fellow criminals quite ridiculous.· They communicated with him via messages on his computer screen.
· Because, although Vladimir's environment is different, his essential business need to communicate isn't.· Meanwhile the need to communicate, or at least coordinate, is accelerating.· In this modern environment, there is no need to communicate with anybody.· So is the need to communicate quickly in a society increasingly addicted to sound bites.· They remain torn between the wish to forget their war experiences and the need to communicate them to others.· The moral is that the need to clearly communicate findings must always take precedence over considerations of technical adequacy.· It shows how in reality there is a need to communicate horizontally as well as vertically.
· These are multi-user domains, and may use any kind of media for people to communicate with each other.· The aliens communicate telepathically with each other.· We always communicate with each other and talk to each other.· It is little wonder that these two camps have rarely communicated effectively with each other in the past.· Countries that seem unable or unwilling to communicate directly with each other can do so indirectly by providing information to the media.
· They remain torn between the wish to forget their war experiences and the need to communicate them to others.· For organizations to learn, they must remember and communicate lessons to others.· This secondary elaboration of the original dream will use poetic language and ritual performance to communicate to others the original dream.· There is no intention of communicating with others.· Impatient with committee work, he was at his best when exploring new paths and communicating his enthusiasms to others.· On the surface, attitude is the way you communicate your mood to others.· Most user education programmes have so far been very much of a local nature with little attempt to communicate experience to others.· There are economies of scale to be made and you may want to communicate with others.
· The therapeutic encounter is one in which two people communicate with one another, using a language.· The technical definition of multimedia is the use of Multimedia mimics the natural way people communicate.· Some people communicate easily; some don't.· Baker knows people and how to communicate with them.· It allows relatively inexpert people to communicate the gravity of the problem to others so teamwork can be handled sensibly.· How do people communicate across space without words?· But the inspiring resilience of older gay people is rarely communicated to gay youth.
· In this way, the infant is not only learning to communicate with another person, but also to communicate about something.· Because defamation law is concerned with reputation, a statement can be defamatory only if it is communicated to a third person.
· This allows users to communicate in various ways with others on participating network systems.
· Summary Alternate ways of communicating with computers are required which do not require a keyboard.· He suggests that the types of behavior or attitudes people manifest affect the way they communicate.· The only way we could communicate was between ourselves when our teachers were out of earshot.· The technical definition of multimedia is the use of Multimedia mimics the natural way people communicate.· It was the way she communicated with him.· For some companies, offering educational programs is one way to begin communicating that family friendly means father friendly.· The marriage ended when her husband gave up the struggle to find better ways of communicating with her.· Symbolism is a primitive but effective way of communicating ideas.
· Summary Alternate ways of communicating with computers are required which do not require a keyboard.· Everyone has his or her own style, personality, and ways of communicating.· The marriage ended when her husband gave up the struggle to find better ways of communicating with her.· This simple observation surprised us and made us change our ways of communicating with social workers.· He just simply moved his body in ways that communicated more effectively than words.· There were more goods to buy, more people with enough money to buy them and easier ways to communicate with them.· One of the most powerful, though imprecise, ways in which music communicates is by its setting and sustaining a mood.· Most partnerships involve tentative negotiations until they find ways of communicating that suit each of their needs.
· He just simply moved his body in ways that communicated more effectively than words.· As food gatherers and child minders, women would have communicated with words.· How do people communicate across space without words?· Children become aware of this and tend to communicate in only those words that the computer understands.· Rather, it is the vision articulated, the vision represented and communicated, in words and in actions.· Man communicates by word of mouth and by body language.· They seem able to communicate with each other without words and are extremely sensitive to atmosphere.
· The ability to communicate with the outside world proved to be the key to other, vital sponsorship.· The cuddly robot may be a major route through which we communicate with the world of information.· Before phones, people had to be literate in order to communicate with the outside world through letters.· For Schroder-Sonnenstern, who lived in psychiatric institutions from 1919 onwards, drawing was a means of communicating with the world.· They just would not communicate with the outside world for several days at a time.· She felt a momentary triumph and something approaching relief, as if Amy had at last consented to communicate with the world.
VERB· This system allows me to communicate much better than I could before.· The various standard protocols allow all clients to communicate with all servers.· We had this feeling that we were not allowed to communicate with people.· This allows users to communicate in various ways with others on participating network systems.
· Workers will need a level of writing skill that will enable them to communicate quickly and effectively.· I also believed that these experiences enabled me to communicate with many different kinds of people, from many different backgrounds.
· Does this mean that the message hasn't got across, that Jane Austen has somehow failed to communicate?· Emerson concedes that the new Clinton administration sometimes failed to communicate effectively.· Schoenberg's own fear was that his new idioms might fail to communicate.· As he watched them leave Converse felt that he had failed to communicate indifference.· Frequently some one knows about a hazard, but fails to communicate with those who need to know.
· Sisask ` considers the mass to be a great mystery helping human beings to communicate with the higher invisible reality.· Bell invented the telephone to help humans communicate.· It should help us to communicate and spread experience, feelings, understandings and ideas and thus facilitate action.· They want to use a customised version to help their overseas operatives communicate home and browse without blowing their cover.
· It is a language that needs to be learned to communicate fully in the years to come.· In the past several years, many leaders have learned to communicate the what and why parts of vision.· We have to learn to communicate and that means conquering our fear of that process.· They had eaten lunch together and told jokes together and slowly learned how to communicate with one another.· This is an important goal in learning to communicate in a foreign language.· The Bridge School helps children with severe physical and speech impairments learn to communicate.· We have yet to learn how to communicate and make decisions in an electronic environment.· Cindy seemed in some ways proud of the way she had learned to communicate with Robbie but was also anxious about it.
· Horses do try to communicate with us, and they expect us to understand.· The day before he died he tried desperately to communicate something to me.· It will be because Eeyore isn't even trying to communicate.· I've been trying to communicate with - with whatever it is that's up there.· He must try to communicate that to the children who were filled with evident self-recrimination, Katherine particularly.· They tried to communicate and got on very well, despite the language difficulties.· And I don't just mean the belief that you're trying to communicate.· Misjudgements and mismatches of schemata are particularly likely when people try to communicate across cultures and across languages.
· Indeed it would be difficult to imagine how children were able to use language to communicate if no such conception were present.· Satellite communications have recently expanded the capacity of governments to use the media to communicate with other governments.· It is the main form of internal business correspondence and the means used to communicate the majority of written messages.· Generally, most ISPs will provide you with all the necessary facilities to use the Internet and communicate by e-mail.· One major multinational even uses this method to communicate details of its financial results.· Patois was a success for the group in so far as they used it succinctly to communicate rejection of authority.
WORD FAMILYnouncommunicationcommunicatoradjectivecommunicative ≠ uncommunicativeverbcommunicate
1exchange information [intransitive, transitive] to exchange information or conversation with other people, using words, signs, writing etc: We communicated mostly by e-mail.communicate with People use more than words when they communicate with each other.communicate something to somebody The decision was communicated to our staff late in 1998.2tell people something [intransitive, transitive] to express your thoughts and feelings clearly, so that other people understand them: A baby communicates its needs by crying.communicate something to somebody Without meaning to, she communicated her anxiety to her child. His enthusiasm communicated itself to the voters. A teacher must be able to communicate effectively to students.3understand [intransitive] if two people communicate, they are able to talk about and understand each other’s feelings or desires: Many couples make themselves miserable by not communicating.communicate with Parents sometimes find it difficult to communicate with their teenage children.4disease [transitive] to pass a disease from one person or animal to anotherGRAMMAR Communicate is often passive in this meaning.5rooms [intransitive] if rooms or parts of a building communicate, you can get directly to one from the other: communicating doorsTHESAURUScommunicate verb [intransitive, transitive] to exchange information or have a conversation with someone, by telephone, letter etc, or by seeing them: · Now that we live in different cities, we communicate by e-mail.· He is able to communicate using a special keyboard, which is connected to a computer.· This message is not being communicated to staff.contact verb [transitive] to write to, phone, or email someone especially for the first time, in order to give or ask for information: · Neighbours contacted police after seeing a man with a gun.· She refused to comment when contacted by reporters from the local newspaper.get in touch (with somebody) to write to, telephone, or email someone, especially someone who you do not see very often: · I really ought to get in touch with Paula. It's been months since we last spoke.· You've got my phone number if you need to get in touch.get hold of somebody to succeed in contacting someone by telephone after trying several times: · Where have you been? I've been trying to get hold of you all week.· It's no use trying to phone Linda at work – she's impossible to get hold of.approach verb [transitive] to contact someone that you do not know or have not contacted before, in order to offer them something or ask them for something: · He has already been approached by several professional football teams.· The company confirmed that it had been approached about a merger.