Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary - communicate

(communicates, communicating, communicated) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. If you communicate with someone, you share or exchange information with them, for example by speaking, writing, or using equipment. You can also say that two people communicate. My natural mother has never communicated with me... Officials of the CIA depend heavily on electronic mail to communicate with each other... They communicated in sign language. V-RECIP: V with n, pl-n V with pron-recip, pl-n V • communication Lithuania hasn’t had any direct communication with Moscow. ...use of the radio telephone for communication between controllers and pilots... N-UNCOUNT: oft N with/between n 2. If you communicate information, a feeling, or an idea to someone, you let them know about it. They successfully communicate their knowledge to others... People must communicate their feelings. VERB: V n to n, V n 3. If one person communicates with another, they successfully make each other aware of their feelings and ideas. You can also say that two people communicate. He was never good at communicating with the players... Family therapy showed us how to communicate with each other. ...considerate individuals who can communicate and work in a team. V-RECIP: V with n, pl-n V with pron-recip, pl-n V • communication There was a tremendous lack of communication between us... ...communication skills. N-UNCOUNT: oft N with/between n • communicator (communicators) She’s a good communicator. N-COUNT