exchange information
1 ~ (with sb) to exchange information, news, ideas, etc. with sb:
[V] We only communicate by e-mail. * They communicated in sign language. * Dolphins use sound to communicate with each other. * [VN] to communicate information / a message to sb
share ideas / feelings
2 to make your ideas, feelings, thoughts, etc. known to other people so that they understand them:
[VN] He was eager to communicate his ideas to the group. * Her nervousness was communicating itself to the children. * [V] Candidates must be able to communicate effectively. [also Vwh-]
3 [V] ~ (with sb) to have a good relationship because you are able to understand and talk about your own and other people's thoughts, feelings, etc:
The novel is about a family who can't communicate with each other.
disease
4 [VN] [usuallypassive] to pass a disease from one person, animal, etc. to another:
The disease is communicated through dirty drinking water.
of two rooms
5 [V] if two rooms communicate, they are next to each other and you can get from one to the other:
a communicating door (= one that connects two rooms)
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This is a English–English dictionary entry.
Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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This entry for communicate is sourced from Main Dictionary, one of the dictionaries and corpora merged into Lughet.
Is communicate a noun, verb, or something else?
In this entry, communicate is tagged as verb.
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