communicate
part of speech
verb (communicate, communicates, communicated, communicating)
meaning for a pupil
1) To communicate means to share ideas, feelings or information with others by talking, writing, signs or gestures. tree →
2) To communicate can mean to understand each other well: «They communicate well.» tree →
3) (of rooms) Communicating rooms are joined by a door. tree →
sense in the lessons
In English and science lessons communication can be spoken, written, by sign language or by animals' signals. In maths you «communicate your reasoning» by explaining steps. Phrases: «communicate with», «communicate by», «communicate clearly».
examples
- Dolphins communicate with clicks and whistles. tree →
- We communicate with Gran by video call. tree →
- Deaf people may communicate using sign language. tree →
- Explain your answer to communicate your thinking. tree →
- The team must communicate to win. tree →
- Bees communicate by dancing. tree →
- I should be obliged if the sender would communicate with me. tree →
note
Regular verb. Noun: communication. Spelling: double m — com-mu-ni-cate. «Communicate with someone», not «communicate someone».
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «communicate» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.