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counter-commute

counter-commute noun: a trip that goes in the opposite direction of most commuters' travel direction.

Noun

counter-commute (plural counter-commutes)

  1. A trip that goes in the opposite direction of most commuters' travel direction.

Verb

counter-commute (third-person singular simple present counter-commutes, present participle counter-commuting, simple past and past participle counter-commuted)

  1. To travel in the opposite direction to most commuters; to perform a counter-commute.

Forms of counter-commute

Noun
pluralcounter-commutes
Verb
third-person singular presentcounter-commutes
present participlecounter-commuting
past participlecounter-commuted
pastcounter-commuted

Origin of counter-commute

From counter- + commute.

Questions about counter-commute

What does counter-commute mean?
Counter-commute means a trip that goes in the opposite direction of most commuters' travel direction.
What part of speech is counter-commute?
Counter-commute can be a noun or a verb.
What is the plural of counter-commute?
The plural of counter-commute is counter-commutes.

Words near counter-commute in the dictionary

  1. counter-claimed
  2. counter-claiming
  3. counter-claims
  4. counter-clockwise
  5. counter-combatant
  6. counter-commute
  7. counter-commuted
  8. counter-commutes
  9. counter-commuting
  10. counter-compony
  11. counter-couchant

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