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19,295 words · meanings, pronunciation and origins · ranked by use

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  • commence/kəˈmɛns/verbC1To begin.
  • commencement/kəˈmɛnsmənt/nounC1The act of starting something, or in America the ceremony at which students receive their degrees.
  • commend/kəˈmɛnd/verbC1To praise somebody formally.
  • commendable/kəˈmɛndəbəl/adjectiveB2+Deserving praise and approval.
  • commendation/ˌkɒmənˈdeɪʃən/nounC1Formal praise for something done well.
  • commensurate/kəˈmens(ə)rət/
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In fair proportion to something else.
  • comment/ˈkɒmɛnt/nounA2+2 meaningsA remark expressing an opinion or reaction.
  • comment sectionnounB2The place beneath a post where people reply.
  • commentary/ˈkɒm.ən.t(ə.)ɹi/nounC1A running account of events as they happen.
  • commentator/ˈkɑmənˌteɪtəɹ/nounC1Somebody who describes or explains events publicly.
  • commerce/ˈkɒ.mɜːs/nounC1The buying and selling of goods on a large scale.
  • commercial/kəˈmɜː.ʃəl/nounB13 meaningsAn advertisement broadcast on television or radio.
  • commie/ˈkɒ.mi/nounC1A communist, in hostile informal use.
  • commiserate/kəˈmɪzəɹət/verbC1To share somebody's sorrow and say so.
  • commissar/ˌkɒmɪˈsɑː/nounC2A political official in a communist state or army.
  • commission/kəˈmɪʃən/nounB2+5 meaningsMoney paid to someone as a percentage of the sales they make.
  • commissioner/kəˈmɪ.ʃə.nə/nounC1An official put in charge of a department.
  • commit/kəˈmɪt/verbB15 meaningsTo promise yourself firmly to a course of action, so that you cannot easily withdraw.
  • committee/kəˈmɪt.i/nounB2A small group chosen to decide or report on something.
  • commodity/kəˈmɑdəti/nounC1A raw material or product traded in bulk.
  • common/ˈkɒmən/adjectiveA15 meaningsHappening a lot, or found in many places.
  • common groundphraseB2The part of a disagreement both sides can accept.
  • common landnounB2Ground that a whole village may use.
  • common sensenounB1Practical good judgement in everyday matters.
  • commoner/ˈkɒm.ə.nə(ɹ)/nounB2+A person of no noble rank.
  • commonly/ˈkɑmənli/adverbB2+In most cases, and by most people.
  • commonwealth/ˈkɑmənˌwɛlθ/nounB2+A group of nations linked by history.
  • commotion/kəˈməʊ.ʃən/nounB22 meaningsA sudden noisy disturbance, usually with people moving and shouting.
  • communal/kəˈmjuː.nəl/adjectiveB2+Shared by a group rather than owned individually.
  • commune/ˈkɒmjuːn/nounB2+A group living together and sharing what they own.
  • communicate/kəˈmjuːnɪkeɪt/verbB1To share thoughts and information with others.
  • communication/kəˌmjuː.nɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/nounB12 meaningsThe sharing of information between people.
  • communicative/kəˈmjuː.nɪ.kə.tɪv/adjectiveB2+Willing and able to share what you think.
  • communicator/kəˈmjuːnɪkeɪtə/nounB2+Somebody good at getting a message across.
  • communion/kəˈmjuːnjən/nounB2The sharing of bread and wine as a sacred act.
  • communist/ˈkɒm.jʊ.nɪst/adjectiveC1Believing property should be owned in common.
  • community/kəˈmjuːnɪ.ti/nounA2+A group of people who share a place or an interest.
  • community centrenounB1A building for local meetings and activities.
  • community servicenounB2Unpaid work ordered instead of a prison term.
  • commute/kəˈmjuːt/nounB2+2 meaningsThe daily trip between home and workplace.
  • commuter/kəˈmjuːtɚ/nounB1+A person making the same daily trip between home and their job.
  • commuter beltphraseC1The ring of towns people travel from into a city for work.
  • commuter trainnounB2A train carrying people to and from work.
  • commutingnounB1+Travelling regularly between home and work.
  • comp/kɒmp/nounC1A comprehensive examination, or a free ticket.
  • compact/ˈkɒmˌpækt/adjectiveB1+2 meaningsNeatly small, with nothing wasted.
  • companion/kəmˈpæn.jən/nounB2The person or animal that keeps you company on the way.
  • companionship/kəmˈpænjənʃɪp/nounB2+The comfort of having somebody alongside you.
  • company/ˈkʌmp(ə)ni/nounA12 meaningsAn organisation that sells products or services.
  • company carnounB1A vehicle provided by an employer for work use.
  • comparable/ˈkɒmpəɹəbəl/adjectiveC1Similar enough to be measured against.
  • comparative/kəmˈpæɹətɪv/adjectiveB2+2 meaningsMeasured or judged by comparison with something else.
  • comparatively/kəmˈpæɹ.ə.tɪvli/adverbB2+In comparison with something else.
  • compare/kəmˈpɛɚ/verbB13 meaningsTo examine two or more things in order to see how they are similar and how they differ.
  • compartment/kəmˈpɑɹtmənt/nounB22 meaningsAn enclosed section of seats in a railway carriage, with its own door.
  • compass/ˈkʌm.pəs/nounB1+2 meaningsAn instrument whose needle points to north.
  • compass bearingnounB2The direction taken from a magnetic needle.
  • compassion/kəmˈpæʃ.ən/nounC1Sympathy for somebody's suffering, with a wish to help.
  • compassionate/kəmˈpæʃənət/adjectiveB2+Quick to feel and ease other people's pain.
  • compassionate leavenounC1Time off allowed after a death or family crisis.