Meaning of communicate in English

communicate

verb

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B1 [ I or T ]

to share information with others by speaking, writing, moving your body, or using other signals:

communicate with We can now communicate instantly with people on the other side of the world.

Unable to speak a word of the language, he communicated with (= using) his hands.

be communicated to Has the news been communicated to the staff yet?

As an actor he could communicate a whole range of emotions.

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to tell someone something

tellMy friend told me you were looking for me.
let someone knowLet me know if you'd like to come.
giveCan you give the message to Jo?
communicateA 60-second TV commercial isn't always the best way to communicate a complex medical message.
informThe relatives of the injured have been informed of the accident.
notifyThe school has to notify parents if their children do not arrive at school.

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B2 [ I ]

to talk about your thoughts and feelings, and help other people to understand them:

communicate with I find I just can't communicate with her.

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She went to see a clairvoyant who said he could communicate with her dead husband.
She is that rare animal, a brilliant scientist who can communicate her ideas to ordinary people.
Having knowledge is one thing but being able to communicate it to others is another kettle of fish.
His skill lies in his ability to communicate quite complex ideas very simply.
Coming up after the break, we have a man who claims he can communicate with fish.

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Communicating & keeping in touch

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Empathy and sensitivity

communicate verb (DISEASE)

[ T ] medical specialized

to pass a disease from one person or animal to another

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Passing on illness & causing disease

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communicate verb (ROOMS)

[ I ] formal

If one room communicates with another, it connects with it through a door:

communicate with The bedroom communicates with both bathroom and hall.

communicating rooms

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Connecting and combining

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(Definition of communicate from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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communicate

verb [ I/T ]

/kəˈmju·nɪˌkeɪt/

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to give messages or information to others through speech, writing, body movements, or signals:

[ T ] She said we should communicate our requests in writing rather than over the telephone.

If two people communicate with each other, they are able to understand each other and have a satisfactory relationship:

[ I ] The play deals with the inability of people to communicate with the people they love.

(Definition of communicate from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Examples of communicate

communicate

The precursor to having one's integrity protected (embodied by the requirement of one's consent) is the capacity to exercise will, make choices, and communicate desires.

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These patients remained unable to follow simple commands or communicate reliably.

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These suggestions correspond with the problems communicated by the physicians and are, thus, likely to be more successful.

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It communicates a strict answer (because sufficient) but is not itself strict (because not necessary).

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These were then communicated to the party or targeted group.

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The type of the programming language we choose ultimately depends on the message we would like to communicate.

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He is adept at communicating, using a mixture of single-word utterances and pantomime.

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The implication is clear - oral lore is dynamic, and we cannot presume that it correctly communicates the facts of history without additional confirmation.

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The reference here is not to architectural representation that relies on precision alone to communicate a built condition.

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Do musicians really communicate with one another and with their audience?

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Really, the physician is the only one who has to communicate with the patient, do the right thing, and be responsible.

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The different ways that pulse information might be communicated and used are examined.

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Where face-to-face attendance at team meetings is difficult, access to alternative ways of communicating with other team members will be found.

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How can the international scientific community communicate if there is no common language?

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Problems exist not only with maintaining currency of information with respect to performance standards, but also in communicating connection to contemporar y ideas.

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Translations of communicate

in Chinese (Traditional)

交流資訊, 交流，溝通（資訊）, 傳達，表達，傳遞，溝通（思想或感情）…

Meaning of communicate in English

communicate verb (SHARE INFORMATION)

communicate verb (DISEASE)

communicate verb (ROOMS)

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