communicate

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C0517800 (kə-myo͞o′nĭ-kāt′)v. com·mu·ni·cat·ed, com·mu·ni·cat·ing, com·mu·ni·cates v.tr.1. a. To convey information about; make known; impart: communicated his views to our office.b. To reveal clearly; manifest: Her disapproval communicated itself in her frown.2. To spread (a disease, for example) to others; transmit: a carrier who communicated typhus.v.intr.1. To have an interchange, as of ideas.2. To express oneself in such a way that one is readily and clearly understood: "That ability to communicate was strange in a man given to long, awkward silences" (Anthony Lewis).3. Ecclesiastical To receive Communion.4. To be connected, one with another: apartments that communicate.

[Latin commūnicāre, commūnicāt-, from commūnis, common; see mei- in Indo-European roots.]

communicate

(kəˈmjuːnɪˌkeɪt) vb1. (Communications & Information) to impart (knowledge) or exchange (thoughts, feelings, or ideas) by speech, writing, gestures, etc2. (usually foll by: to) to allow (a feeling, emotion, etc) to be sensed (by), willingly or unwillingly; transmit (to): the dog communicated his fear to the other animals. 3. (intr) to have a sympathetic mutual understanding4. (usually foll by: with) to make or have a connecting passage or route; connect5. (Pathology) (tr) to transmit (a disease); infect6. (Ecclesiastical Terms) (intr) Christianity to receive or administer Communion[C16: from Latin commūnicāre to share, from commūnis common] comˈmuniˌcator n comˈmunicatory adj

com•mu•ni•cate

(kəˈmyu nɪˌkeɪt)

v. -cat•ed, -cat•ing. v.t. 1. to impart knowledge of; make known; divulge. 2. to give to another; transmit: to communicate a disease. 3. to administer the Eucharist to. 4. Archaic. to share in or partake of. v.i. 5. to give or interchange thoughts, feelings, information, or the like by writing, speaking, etc. 6. to express ideas or feelings effectively. 7. to be joined or connected: The rooms communicated by a hallway. 8. to partake of the Eucharist. [1520–30; < Latin commūnicātus, past participle of commūnicāre to impart, make common <commūnis common]

communicate

To use any means or method to convey information of any kind from one person or place to another.

communicate

Past participle: communicated
Gerund: communicating

Imperative
communicate
communicate

Present
I communicate
you communicate
he/she/it communicates
we communicate
you communicate
they communicate

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	communicate - transmit information ; "Please communicate this message to all employees"; "pass along the good news"pass along, put across, pass on, passimplant, plant - put firmly in the mind; "Plant a thought in the students' minds"send a message - give or constitute a signal, not necessarily verbally; "The lack of good teachers sends a strong message to all parents in the community"relay - pass along; "Please relay the news to the villagers"get across, put over - communicate successfully; "I couldn't get across the message"; "He put over the idea very well"call for, request, bespeak, quest - express the need or desire for; ask for; "She requested an extra bed in her room"; "She called for room service"receipt, acknowledge - report the receipt of; "The program committee acknowledged the submission of the authors of the paper"carry - pass on a communication; "The news was carried to every village in the province"render, deliver, return - pass down; "render a verdict"; "deliver a judgment"message - send as a message; "She messaged the final report by fax"message - send a message to; "She messaged the committee"transmit, communicate, convey - transfer to another; "communicate a disease"
	2.	communicate - transmit thoughts or feelings; "He communicated his anxieties to the psychiatrist"intercommunicategrimace, make a face, pull a face - contort the face to indicate a certain mental or emotional state; "He grimaced when he saw the amount of homework he had to do"gab, yak - talk profusely; "she was yakking away about her grandchildren"fingerspell, finger-spell - communicate by means of specific gestures, as an alternative to sign language; "The Deaf often fingerspell"aphorise, aphorize - speak or write in aphorismsriddle - speak in riddlesproject - communicate vividly; "He projected his feelings"contact, get hold of, get through, reach - be in or establish communication with; "Our advertisements reach millions"; "He never contacted his children after he emigrated to Australia"inflict, impose, bring down, visit - impose something unpleasant; "The principal visited his rage on the students"commune - communicate intimately with; be in a state of heightened, intimate receptivity; "He seemed to commune with nature"ask, enquire, inquire - inquire about; "I asked about their special today"; "He had to ask directions several times"telecommunicate - communicate over long distances, as via the telephone or e-mailinform - impart knowledge of some fact, state or affairs, or event to; "I informed him of his rights"jest, joke - tell a joke; speak humorously; "He often jokes even when he appears serious"blog - read, write, or edit a shared on-line journalgreet - send greetings toaddress, turn to - speak to; "He addressed the crowd outside the window"nod - lower and raise the head, as to indicate assent or agreement or confirmation; "The teacher nodded when the student gave the right answer"sign - communicate in sign language; "I don't know how to sign, so I could not communicate with my deaf cousin"mouth, speak, talk, verbalise, verbalize, utter - express in speech; "She talks a lot of nonsense"; "This depressed patient does not verbalize"talk, speak - exchange thoughts; talk with; "We often talk business"; "Actions talk louder than words"speak, talk - use language; "the baby talks already"; "the prisoner won't speak"; "they speak a strange dialect"gesticulate, gesture, motion - show, express or direct through movement; "He gestured his desire to leave"telepathise, telepathize - communicate nonverbally by telepathy; "some people believe they can telepathize with others around the world"write - communicate or express by writing; "Please write to me every week"radio - transmit messages via radio waves; "he radioed for help"write - communicate by letter; "He wrote that he would be coming soon"network - communicate with and within a group; "You have to network if you want to get a good job"signal, signalise, signalize, sign - communicate silently and non-verbally by signals or signs; "He signed his disapproval with a dismissive hand gesture"; "The diner signaled the waiters to bring the menu"semaphore - convey by semaphore, of informationwhistle - utter or express by whistling; "She whistled a melody"throw, give - convey or communicate; of a smile, a look, a physical gesture; "Throw a glance"; "She gave me a dirty look"pay, give - convey, as of a compliment, regards, attention, etc.; bestow; "Don't pay him any mind"; "give the orders"; "Give him my best regards"; "pay attention"render, give - bestow; "give homage"; "render thanks"convey, express, carry - serve as a means for expressing something; "The painting of Mary carries motherly love"; "His voice carried a lot of anger"issue - bring out an official document (such as a warrant)come over, come across - communicate the intended meaning or impression; "He came across very clearly"share - communicate; "I'd like to share this idea with you"get - communicate with a place or person; establish communication with, as if by telephone; "Bill called this number and he got Mary"; "The operator couldn't get Kobe because of the earthquake"interact - act together or towards others or with others; "He should interact more with his colleagues"
	3.	communicate - transfer to another; "communicate a disease"transmit, conveycommunicate, pass along, put across, pass on, pass - transmit information ; "Please communicate this message to all employees"; "pass along the good news"transfer - move from one place to another; "transfer the data"; "transmit the news"; "transfer the patient to another hospital"
	4.	communicate - join or connect; "The rooms communicated"intercommunicate - be interconnected, afford passage; "These rooms intercommunicate"
	5.	communicate - be in verbal contact; interchange information or ideas; "He and his sons haven't communicated for years"; "Do you communicate well with your advisor?"message - send a message; "There is no messaging service at this company"interact - act together or towards others or with others; "He should interact more with his colleagues"
	6.	communicate - administer Communion; in churchcommune, communicate - receive Communion, in the Catholic churchcovenant - enter into a covenant or formal agreement; "They covenanted with Judas for 30 pieces of silver"; "The nations covenanted to fight terrorism around the world"excommunicate, unchurch, curse - exclude from a church or a religious community; "The gay priest was excommunicated when he married his partner"
	7.	communicate - receive Communion, in the Catholic churchcommunecommunicate - administer Communion; in churchcovenant - enter into a covenant or formal agreement; "They covenanted with Judas for 30 pieces of silver"; "The nations covenanted to fight terrorism around the world"

communicate

verb1. contact, talk, speak, phone, correspond, make contact, be in touch, ring up (informal, chiefly Brit.), be in contact, get in contact My natural mother has never communicated with me. They communicated in sign language.2. make known, report, announce, reveal, publish, declare, spread, disclose, pass on, proclaim, transmit, convey, impart, divulge, disseminate The result will be communicated to parents.
make known sit on (informal), suppress, cover up, withhold, hold back, repress, keep secret, whitewash (informal), make known, keep back, hush up, keep under wraps3. pass on, transfer, spread, transmit typhus, a disease communicated by body lice

communicate

verb1. To make known:break, carry, convey, disclose, get across, impart, pass, report, tell, transmit.2. To give expression to, as by gestures, facial aspects, or bodily posture:convey, display, express, manifest.3. To put into words:articulate, convey, declare, express, say, state, talk, tell, utter, vent, verbalize, vocalize, voice.Idiom: give tongue to.4. To cause (a disease) to pass to another or others:carry, convey, give, pass, spread, transmit.5. To interact with another or others in a meaningful fashion:connect, relate.Slang: click.Idioms: be on the same wavelength, hit it off.

Translations

交流传达联络

communicate

(kəˈmjuːnikeit) verb1. to tell (information etc). She communicated the facts to him.传达2. to get in touch (with). It's difficult to communicate with her now that she has left the country.联络comˌmuniˈcation noun1. (an act, or means, of) conveying information. Communication is difficult in some remote parts of the country.通信2. a piece of information given, a letter etc. I received your communication in this morning's post. 信息，书信 comˌmuniˈcations noun plural means of sending messages or of transporting (eg troops and supplies). 通信系统，联络途径 comˈmunicative (-tiv) adjective (negative uncommunicative) talkative; sociable. She's not very communicative this morning. 爱说话的，交际的 communication cord a chain etc in a railway carriage, to be pulled in an emergency. 火车车厢内的报警索communiˈcations ˌsatellite noun通信卫星

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communicate (something) to (someone)

To tell or otherwise convey something to someone. You must communicate your needs to people if you want them to help you! I hope you communicated a sense of urgency to Joanna when you assigned this project to her.See also: communicate

communicate with (one)

1. To talk to one. Well, if you didn't communicate with him, how was he supposed to know what you needed?2. To convey a message to and be understood by another person. Even though they've been married for years, they still sometimes have a hard time communicating with each other.See also: communicate

let alone

1. verb To stop bothering someone or something. A noun or pronoun can be used between "let" and "alone." Why do you keep picking at that scab on your knee? Let it alone already! For the last time, let your brother alone—he needs to study!2. expression Not to mention. The phrase is used to emphasize that if other more significant or pressing things are not possible or cannot be accommodated, a lesser thing certainly is not or cannot either. I hardly had time to brush my teeth this morning, let alone do my hair! We can't afford a vacation, let alone a trip to Disney World.See also: alone, let

communicate something to someone

to say or write something to someone; to tell someone something. Will you please communicate my regards to her? I intend to communicate your request to the front office this morning.See also: communicate

communicate with someone

1. Lit. to correspond or talk with a person. I have to communicate with Wally first. As soon as I have communicated with Fred, I can give you an answer. 2. Fig. to make oneself understood with a person. (Often used with a negative.) I just don't seem to communicate with Sam, no matter what I do. We just can't seem to communicate with each other.See also: communicate

let alone someone or something

not to mention or think of someone or something; not even to take someone or something into account. (Fixed order.) Do I have a dollar? I don't even have a dime, let alone a dollar. I didn't invite John, let alone the rest of his family.See also: alone, let

let someone or something alone

and leave someone or something alone; leave someone or something beto avoid touching, bothering, or communicating with someone or something. Leave me alone. I don't want your help. Let it alone! Don't touch it! It may be hot!See also: alone, let

let alone

1. See leave someone alone. 2. Not to mention, as in We have no room for another house guest, let alone an entire family. [c. 1800] See also: alone, let

let aˈlone

used after a statement to emphasize that because the first thing is not true or possible, the next thing cannot be true or possible either: I wouldn’t speak to him, let alone trust him or lend him money. ♢ She didn’t even apologize, let alone offer to pay for the damage.See also: alone, let

let alone

Not to mention; much less: "Their ancestors had been dirt poor and never saw royalty, let alone hung around with them" (Garrison Keillor).See also: alone, let

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verb contact

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verb make known

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verb pass on

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verb to make known

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verb to give expression to, as by gestures, facial aspects, or bodily posture

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verb to put into words

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verb to cause (a disease) to pass to another or others

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verb to interact with another or others in a meaningful fashion

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verb transmit information

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verb transmit thoughts or feelings

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verb transfer to another

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verb join or connect

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verb be in verbal contact

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verb administer Communion

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verb receive Communion, in the Catholic church

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