communicate

Definition

  • verb: to give information about (something) to someone by speaking, writing, moving your hands, etc.
  • verb: to convey knowledge of or information about

Examples

  • She likes to 'communicate' [=(more informally) 'keep in touch'] with her sister through/by/via e-mail.

  • If you're excited about the product, your enthusiasm will 'communicate' itself to customers.

  • One monkey 'communicated' [='transmitted, spread'] the disease to the others.

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) I've never seen her. How come? That's how epistolary relationships work. It means they write letters they only communicate by mail. Yeah. I got it. Are those the blue letters? What a womaniser. He's "epistoling" like a boss. What about you? (..)
    2011 The Intouchables
  • (..) but I don't think I'll buy it. And I don't have the whole day. Listen, I was asked to give you a tour, believe me I too have other fish to fry. It's almost done anyway. Here, you can communicate with a babyphone. It's like a Walkie-Talkie. You hear him, he hears you. According to the contract, (..)
    2011 The Intouchables