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com • mon sense / ^шэп ' sens / noun

[noncount]

the ability to think about things and do the right thing based on your experience

If you aren't sure how to handle the situation, just use your common sense.

com • mu • ni • cate Ф awl / 1э 'myumkeit /

verb ( com mu . ni cates , com . mu . ni cat . ing , com . mu . ni . cat . ed )

to share and exchange information, ideas, or feelings with someone

Parents often find it difficult to communicate with their

children.

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talk to say words to another person or other people. You talk to someone in order to give information, show feelings, or share ideas: They talked on the phone for over an hour. ♦ Can I talk to you for a minute? ♦ When they get together, all they talk about is basketball. ♦ We need to talk (= about something serious or important ) .

speak to talk to someone about something; to have a conversation with someone. You speak to someone in order to try to achieve something or to tell them to do something. Speak is a little more formal than talk : Can I speak with you for a minute? ♦ I've spoken to his parents about his behavior. ♦ The boss would like to speak to you.

discuss to talk and share ideas with other people about a subject or problem, especially in order to decide something. The word discuss is more formal than speak : I need to discuss the matter with my manager before I make a decision. ♦ I am not prepared to discuss this on the phone.

communicate to share and exchange information or ideas with someone. Communicate is a little formal, and is often used when the method of communication is important: She's very good at communicating her ideas to the team. ♦ We only communicate by e-mail these days.

com • mu • ni • ca • tion © awl

/ kэ|myunэ ' keifn / noun

[ noncount ] sharing or exchanging information, feelings, or ideas with someone

Communication is difficult when two people don't speak the same language.

communications [ plural ] ways of sending or receiving information, especially telephones, radio, computers, etc.

a communications satellite

com • mu • nism / ' kаmyэnIZэm / noun

[noncount]

( politics ) the political system in which the government owns and controls all factories, farms, etc. and everyone is

equal —Look at capitalism , socialism .

com • mu • nist / ' kаmyэnIst / adjective, noun

[ count ]

a communist country

com . mu . ni .ty О / ko'myunoti / noun ( plural com . mu . ni . ties )

the community [ singular ] all the people who live in a place; the place where they live

The mayor discussed how to reduce crime in the community.

[ count ] a group of people who join together, for example because they have the same interests or religion the Jewish community in New York

com • mu • ni • ty col • lege / 1э ' myumti

,kalid3 / noun [ count ]

a college near where you live, where you can learn a skill or prepare for another college or university

—Look at junior college .

com • mute / 1э ' myut / verb ( com . mutes , com . mut . ing , com . mut . ed )

to travel a long way from home to work every day She lives in New Jersey and commutes to New York.

com • mut • er / 1э 'myutpr / noun [ count ] a person who commutes

com • pact / ' kamprekt ; 1эш' prekt / adjective small, or smaller than usual a compact car

com • pact disc / ,kamprekt ' disk / noun [ count ]

= CD

com • pan • ion / 1эш' prenyэn / noun [ count ]

a person or animal that travels with you or spends time with you