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COMMENTATE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does commentate mean? 

COMMENTATE (verb)
  The verb COMMENTATE has 2 senses:

1. make a commentary onplay

2. serve as a commentator, as in sportscastingplay

  Familiarity information: COMMENTATE used as a verb is rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


COMMENTATE (verb)

 Conjugation: 
Present simple: I / you / we / they commentate  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation ... he / she / it commentates  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation
Past simple: commentated  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation
Past participle: commentated  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation
-ing form: commentating  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation


Sense 1

Meaning:

Make a commentary on

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

Hypernyms (to "commentate" is one way to...):

interpret; rede (give an interpretation or explanation to)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s PP

Derivation:

comment; commentary (a written explanation or criticism or illustration that is added to a book or other textual material)

commentator (a writer who reports and analyzes events of the day)


Sense 2

Meaning:

Serve as a commentator, as in sportscasting

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

Hypernyms (to "commentate" is one way to...):

interpret; rede (give an interpretation or explanation to)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s

Derivation:

comment (a statement that expresses a personal opinion or belief or adds information)

commentator (an expert who observes and comments on something)


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