commune
/ˈkɒmjuːn/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈkɑːmjuːn/ (ame, ipa) · /kə-ˈmyün/ (ame, mw) · /kəˈmjuː.n/ (bre, ipa) · /kəˈmjuː.n/ (ame, ipa)
commune — noun
- communesingular
- communesplural
1. A shared-living group where members pool money, work, and everyday duties.
A shared-living group where members pool money, work, and everyday duties.
After college, Kasia moved to a farming commune outside Krakow.
collocation: farming commune
People in the commune took turns cooking, cleaning, and caring for the children.
shared duties inside the group
The artists built a small commune where they shared tools and garden work.
For two summers, Christopher lived in a beach commune with three other families.
- community
Broader and less specific; a community does not necessarily share money or daily duties.
- collective
Often stresses shared ownership or a shared political or artistic purpose more strongly.
- co-op
Usually refers to a formally organized shared business or housing arrangement.
用法筆記
Often chosen on purpose by people who want shared work and property instead of separate private households.
2. A small administrative area, especially in Europe, with its own local officials.
A small administrative area, especially in Europe, with its own local officials.
The family registered their new address at the commune office in Lyon.
official local office
Each commune in the region elects a mayor and a local council.
local government structure
Road repairs are paid for by the commune, not by the village school.
When Eitan opened his cafe, the commune approved the outdoor tables.
- municipality
A more general government term used across many countries.
- district
Broader and less tied to one specific legal system.
- township
Used in some English-speaking systems, not as a direct one-to-one equivalent everywhere.
用法筆記
Mostly used in French or European administrative contexts, often for the legal district rather than the town's social life.
commune — verb
- communepresent simple I / you / we / they
- communes3rd person singular
- communing-ing form
- communedpast simple
1. To spend quiet time with a person, place, or spiritual idea until you feel deepl
To spend quiet time with a person, place, or spiritual idea until you feel deeply connected to it.
At dawn, Eri walked into the woods to commune with nature.
commune with nature
After the argument, Sirin and Mateo sat quietly to commune with each other.
commune with each other
Amira used her journal to commune with her private fears.
On Sundays, Mert liked to commune with God before breakfast.
文法句型
commune with + person/place/idea
commune with + nature/God/your thoughts
用法筆記
Usually followed by with. It often appears in reflective, spiritual, or literary contexts rather than in casual everyday speech.