communicate

6 definitions • 9 examples

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.

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.

to pass a disease from one person or animal to another

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

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.