communicate

The word “communicate” means to share information or ideas with someone, whether by speaking, writing, or gesture. In plain terms, to pass on information, ideas, or feelings to someone else.

“Communicate” is pronounced kuh-MYOO-nih-kayt (/kəˈmjuːnɪkeɪt/ in IPA).

Here is “communicate” used in a sentence: “Good managers communicate clearly with their teams.”

Words with a similar meaning to “communicate” include articulate, common, convey, make known, express and outspeak.

“Communicate” is a verb.

The word “communicate” comes from Latin. From Latin communicare ("to share, make common"), from communis ("common").

“Communicate” is a fairly common word in modern English, usually learned at around the A2 level.

“Communicate” has 2 distinct senses listed in this dictionary. The most common is: to share information or ideas with someone, whether by speaking, writing, or gesture.

To communicate is to share information or ideas with someone by any means, and it often implies a two-way exchange. To convey is more one-directional, meaning simply to carry a message or feeling across to someone, without necessarily expecting a response.

The standard phrasing is "communicate with" someone, which stresses the two-way sharing of information. "Communicate something to someone" is also correct when you are passing on a specific message or idea in one direction.

Yes. Besides sharing information, communicate can mean to pass something such as a disease or feeling from one person or thing to another. This sense is more formal, as in "the illness is easily communicated."

To inform is specifically to give someone facts or news, a one-way action. To communicate is broader, covering any sharing of information or ideas by speaking, writing, or gesture, and often suggesting mutual exchange rather than just delivering facts.