communicate

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• /kəˈmjuːnɪkeɪt/
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From Middle English communicate, an adapted borrowing of Latin commūnicātus (see -ate (adjective-forming suffix)), perfect passive participle of commūnicō (“to make commune”).

Adapted borrowing of Latin commūnicāt- (past participial stem of commūnicō (“share, impart; make common”)) + -ate (verb-forming suffix), from commūnis (“common”) + -icō. Compare French communiquer and its older (and now obsolete) English cognate from Middle French, communique.

126 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Armenian: հաղորդել (haġordel) — to impart information or knowledge of; to make known, to tell
• Belarusian: паведамля́ць (pavjedamljácʹ) — to impart information or knowledge of; to make known, to tell
• Belarusian: паве́даміць (pavjédamicʹ) — to impart information or knowledge of; to make known, to tell
• Bulgarian: съобща́вам (sǎobštávam) — to impart information or knowledge of; to make known, to tell
• Danish: kommunikere — to impart information or knowledge of; to make known, to tell
• Dutch: meedelen — to impart information or knowledge of; to make known, to tell
• Dutch: mededelen — to impart information or knowledge of; to make known, to tell
• Dutch: communiceren — to impart information or knowledge of; to make known, to tell
• Esperanto: komuniki — to impart information or knowledge of; to make known, to tell
• Finnish: kommunikoida — to impart information or knowledge of; to make known, to tell
• Finnish: viestiä — to impart information or knowledge of; to make known, to tell
• Finnish: tiedottaa — to impart information or knowledge of; to make known, to tell
• Finnish: ilmoittaa — to impart information or knowledge of; to make known, to tell
• French: communiquer — to impart information or knowledge of; to make known, to tell
• German: mitteilen — to impart information or knowledge of; to make known, to tell
• German: übermitteln — to impart information or knowledge of; to make known, to tell
• German: kommunizieren — to impart information or knowledge of; to make known, to tell
• German: kundtun — to impart information or knowledge of; to make known, to tell
• Hungarian: közöl — to impart information or knowledge of; to make known, to tell
• Hungarian: elmond — to impart information or knowledge of; to make known, to tell
• Hungarian: megmond — to impart information or knowledge of; to make known, to tell
• Hungarian: tudat — to impart information or knowledge of; to make known, to tell
• Hungarian: tudomására hoz — to impart information or knowledge of; to make known, to tell
• Hungarian: megoszt — to impart information or knowledge of; to make known, to tell
• Irish: iompair — to impart information or knowledge of; to make known, to tell
• Irish: cuir in iúl — to impart information or knowledge of; to make known, to tell
• Italian: comunicare — to impart information or knowledge of; to make known, to tell
• Italian: informare — to impart information or knowledge of; to make known, to tell
• Japanese: 伝える (tsutaeru) — to impart information or knowledge of; to make known, to tell
• Malay: berkomunikasi — to impart information or knowledge of; to make known, to tell
• Middle English: comunen — to impart information or knowledge of; to make known, to tell
• Polish: przekazywać — to impart information or knowledge of; to make known, to tell
• Polish: przekazać — to impart information or knowledge of; to make known, to tell
• Portuguese: comunicar — to impart information or knowledge of; to make known, to tell
• Russian: сообща́ть (soobščátʹ) — to impart information or knowledge of; to make known, to tell
• Russian: сообщи́ть (soobščítʹ) — to impart information or knowledge of; to make known, to tell
• Russian: уведомля́ть (uvedomljátʹ) — to impart information or knowledge of; to make known, to tell
• Russian: уве́домить (uvédomitʹ) — to impart information or knowledge of; to make known, to tell
• Swedish: kommunicera — to impart information or knowledge of; to make known, to tell
• Bulgarian: предава́м (predavám) — to impart or transmit (to another); to give a share of
• Esperanto: komuniki — to impart or transmit (to another); to give a share of
• Finnish: välittää — to impart or transmit (to another); to give a share of
• German: weitergeben — to impart or transmit (to another); to give a share of
• German: weitertragen — to impart or transmit (to another); to give a share of
• German: überbringen — to impart or transmit (to another); to give a share of
• German: übermitteln — to impart or transmit (to another); to give a share of
• Hungarian: közöl — to impart or transmit (to another); to give a share of
• Hungarian: továbbít — to impart or transmit (to another); to give a share of
• Hungarian: átad — to impart or transmit (to another); to give a share of
• Hungarian: közvetít — to impart or transmit (to another); to give a share of
• Italian: trasmettere — to impart or transmit (to another); to give a share of
• Portuguese: comunicar — to impart or transmit (to another); to give a share of
• Russian: передава́ть (peredavátʹ) — to impart or transmit (to another); to give a share of
• Russian: переда́ть (peredátʹ) — to impart or transmit (to another); to give a share of
• Bulgarian: пренасям (prenasjam) — to pass on (a disease) to another person, animal etc.
• Finnish: tartuttaa — to pass on (a disease) to another person, animal etc.
• German: übertragen — to pass on (a disease) to another person, animal etc.
• Hungarian: átad — to pass on (a disease) to another person, animal etc.
• German: teilen — to share (in); to have in common, to partake of
• Hungarian: osztozik — to share (in); to have in common, to partake of
• Italian: comunicare — to share (in); to have in common, to partake of
• Middle English: comunen — to share (in); to have in common, to partake of
• Portuguese: comunicar — to share (in); to have in common, to partake of
• Russian: передава́ть (peredavátʹ) — to share (in); to have in common, to partake of
• Russian: переда́ть (peredátʹ) — to share (in); to have in common, to partake of
• Spanish: comunicar — to share (in); to have in common, to partake of
• Spanish: compartir — to share (in); to have in common, to partake of
• Aromanian: cumnic — to receive or take part in Holy Communion
• Bulgarian: причастя́вам се (pričastjávam se) — to receive or take part in Holy Communion
• Catalan: combregar — to receive or take part in Holy Communion
• Finnish: osallistua ehtoolliselle — to receive or take part in Holy Communion
• French: communier — to receive or take part in Holy Communion
• Galician: comungar — to receive or take part in Holy Communion
• German: die Kommunion empfangen — to receive or take part in Holy Communion
• German: an der Kommunion teilnehmen — to receive or take part in Holy Communion
• Hungarian: áldozik — to receive or take part in Holy Communion
• Hungarian: úrvacsorát vesz — to receive or take part in Holy Communion
• Irish: Comaoineach a ghlacadh — to receive or take part in Holy Communion
• Italian: comunicare — to receive or take part in Holy Communion
• Occitan: comenjar — to receive or take part in Holy Communion
• Portuguese: comungar — to receive or take part in Holy Communion
• Romanian: cumineca — to receive or take part in Holy Communion
• Russian: причаща́ться (pričaščátʹsja) — to receive or take part in Holy Communion
• Russian: причасти́ться (pričastítʹsja) — to receive or take part in Holy Communion
• Spanish: comulgar — to receive or take part in Holy Communion
• Arabic: تَفَاهَمَ (tafāhama) — to express or convey ideas, either through verbal or nonverbal means
• Armenian: հաղորդակցվել (haġordakcʻvel) — to express or convey ideas, either through verbal or nonverbal means
• Armenian: շփվել (špʻvel) — to express or convey ideas, either through verbal or nonverbal means
• Bulgarian: общувам (obštuvam) — to express or convey ideas, either through verbal or nonverbal means
• Chinese Mandarin: 溝通 /沟通 (gōutōng) — to express or convey ideas, either through verbal or nonverbal means
• Czech: komunikovat — to express or convey ideas, either through verbal or nonverbal means
• Dutch: communiceren — to express or convey ideas, either through verbal or nonverbal means
• Esperanto: komunikiĝi — to express or convey ideas, either through verbal or nonverbal means
• Finnish: kommunikoida — to express or convey ideas, either through verbal or nonverbal means
• Finnish: viestiä — to express or convey ideas, either through verbal or nonverbal means
• Finnish: ilmaista — to express or convey ideas, either through verbal or nonverbal means
• Finnish: keskustella — to express or convey ideas, either through verbal or nonverbal means
• French: se communiquer — to express or convey ideas, either through verbal or nonverbal means
• German: sich verständigen — to express or convey ideas, either through verbal or nonverbal means
• German: kommunizieren — to express or convey ideas, either through verbal or nonverbal means
• Hungarian: kommunikál — to express or convey ideas, either through verbal or nonverbal means
• Hungarian: érintkezik — to express or convey ideas, either through verbal or nonverbal means
• Italian: comunicare — to express or convey ideas, either through verbal or nonverbal means
• Japanese: 通じる (tsūjiru) — to express or convey ideas, either through verbal or nonverbal means
• Japanese: 連絡をとる (renraku o toru) — to express or convey ideas, either through verbal or nonverbal means
• Korean: 의사소통하다 (uisasotonghada) — to express or convey ideas, either through verbal or nonverbal means
• Malay: berkomunikasi — to express or convey ideas, either through verbal or nonverbal means
• Middle English: comunen — to express or convey ideas, either through verbal or nonverbal means
• Polish: porozumiewać się — to express or convey ideas, either through verbal or nonverbal means
• Polish: porozumieć się — to express or convey ideas, either through verbal or nonverbal means
• Portuguese: comunicar — to express or convey ideas, either through verbal or nonverbal means
• Russian: обща́ться (obščátʹsja) — to express or convey ideas, either through verbal or nonverbal means
• Spanish: comunicar — to express or convey ideas, either through verbal or nonverbal means
• Swedish: kommunicera — to express or convey ideas, either through verbal or nonverbal means
• Thai: สื่อสาร (sʉ̀ʉ-sǎan) — to express or convey ideas, either through verbal or nonverbal means
• Vietnamese: liên lạc — to express or convey ideas, either through verbal or nonverbal means
• Finnish: olla yhteydessä — to be connected with
• Finnish: yhdistää — to be connected with
• German: in Verbindung stehen — to be connected with
• German: verbunden sein — to be connected with
• Hungarian: érintkezik — to be connected with
• Hungarian: kapcsolódik — to be connected with
• Hungarian: összekapcsolódik — to be connected with
• Hungarian: egymásba nyílik — to be connected with
• Italian: essere collegato — to be connected with
• Italian: comunicare — to be connected with