Collocations for "communicate"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "communicate" in context.
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communicate
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.v
- communicate with your [spouse, boss, family]
- communicate your [desires, fears, needs]
- communicate [effectively, better]
- communicate in [English, another language]
- communicate [information, an idea] to
- communicate [in writing, on the phone]
- she has an [ability, inability] to communicate
- he has [difficulty, no difficulty, problems] communicating
'communicate' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):