commentate

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com·men·tate

C0508700 (kŏm′ən-tāt′)v. com·men·tat·ed, com·men·tat·ing, com·men·tates v.intr. To serve as commentator.v.tr. To make a running commentary on.

[Back-formation from commentator.]

commentate

(ˈkɒmənˌteɪt) vb1. (Broadcasting) (intr) to serve as a commentator2. (tr) US to make a commentary on (a text, event, etc)Usage: The verb commentate, derived from commentator, is sometimes used as a synonym for comment on or provide a commentary for. It is not yet fully accepted as standard, though widespread in sports reporting and journalism

com•men•tate

(ˈkɒm ənˌteɪt)

v. -tat•ed, -tat•ing. v.t. 1. to deliver a commentary on. v.i. 2. to serve as a commentator. [1785–95; from commentator] usage: The word commentate, now in common use, is occasionally criticized as journalistic jargon.

commentate

Past participle: commentated
Gerund: commentating

Imperative
commentate
commentate

Present
I commentate
you commentate
he/she/it commentates
we commentate
you commentate
they commentate

Preterite
I commentated
you commentated
he/she/it commentated
we commentated
you commentated
they commentated

Present Continuous
I am commentating
you are commentating
he/she/it is commentating
we are commentating
you are commentating
they are commentating

Present Perfect
I have commentated
you have commentated
he/she/it has commentated
we have commentated
you have commentated
they have commentated

Past Continuous
I was commentating
you were commentating
he/she/it was commentating
we were commentating
you were commentating
they were commentating

Past Perfect
I had commentated
you had commentated
he/she/it had commentated
we had commentated
you had commentated
they had commentated

Future
I will commentate
you will commentate
he/she/it will commentate
we will commentate
you will commentate
they will commentate

Future Perfect
I will have commentated
you will have commentated
he/she/it will have commentated
we will have commentated
you will have commentated
they will have commentated

Future Continuous
I will be commentating
you will be commentating
he/she/it will be commentating
we will be commentating
you will be commentating
they will be commentating

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been commentating
you have been commentating
he/she/it has been commentating
we have been commentating
you have been commentating
they have been commentating

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been commentating
you will have been commentating
he/she/it will have been commentating
we will have been commentating
you will have been commentating
they will have been commentating

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been commentating
you had been commentating
he/she/it had been commentating
we had been commentating
you had been commentating
they had been commentating

Conditional
I would commentate
you would commentate
he/she/it would commentate
we would commentate
you would commentate
they would commentate

Past Conditional
I would have commentated
you would have commentated
he/she/it would have commentated
we would have commentated
you would have commentated
they would have commentated

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	commentate - make a commentary onrede, interpret - give an interpretation or explanation to
	2.	commentate - serve as a commentator, as in sportscastingrede, interpret - give an interpretation or explanation to

Translations

注释评述

comment

(ˈkoment) noun (a) spoken or written remark. He made several comments about her untidy appearance.评论 verb (with on) to make such a remark. He commented on her appearance.评论ˈcommentary – plural ˈcommentaries – noun (also running commentary) a series of broadcast comments by a reporter at a ceremony, sports event etc. 实况报道ˈcommentate (-teit) verb to give a commentary. Who is commentating on the football match? 注释，评述 ˈcommentator noun评论员

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verb make a commentary on

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verb serve as a commentator, as in sportscasting

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