Commentate is an English word with synonyms like rede or interpret. Below you'll find 3 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Commentate meaning
To provide a commentary; to act as a commentator; to maintain a stream of comments about some event.
Using Commentate
- The main meaning on this page is: To provide a commentary; to act as a commentator; to maintain a stream of comments about some event.
- Useful related words include: rede, interpret.
- In the example corpus, commentate often appears in combinations such as: commentate on.
Context around Commentate
- Average sentence length in these examples: 26.3 words
- Position in the sentence: 0 start, 2 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 3 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Commentate
- In this selection, "commentate" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 26.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, taylor stand out and add context to how "commentate" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include captains will commentate on the and should not commentate on men. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "commentate" sits close to words such as aaaaand, aaah and aacl, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with commentate
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
AAP’s Oliver Caffrey thought watching Taylor commentate the diving was like listening to the famous satirical cricket series by comedian Billy Birmingham. (23 words)
A host of former stars including past captains will commentate on the South Africa-India three-Test series, which starts Friday (January 5) in Cape Town. (26 words)
The Prime Minister has hit back at comments made by former professional footballer Joey Barton after the ex-athlete suggested that women pundits should not commentate on men's matches. (30 words)
The Prime Minister has hit back at comments made by former professional footballer Joey Barton after the ex-athlete suggested that women pundits should not commentate on men's matches. (30 words)
A host of former stars including past captains will commentate on the South Africa-India three-Test series, which starts Friday (January 5) in Cape Town. (26 words)
AAP’s Oliver Caffrey thought watching Taylor commentate the diving was like listening to the famous satirical cricket series by comedian Billy Birmingham. (23 words)
Example sentences (3)
AAP’s Oliver Caffrey thought watching Taylor commentate the diving was like listening to the famous satirical cricket series by comedian Billy Birmingham.
The Prime Minister has hit back at comments made by former professional footballer Joey Barton after the ex-athlete suggested that women pundits should not commentate on men's matches.
A host of former stars including past captains will commentate on the South Africa-India three-Test series, which starts Friday (January 5) in Cape Town.
Common combinations with commentate
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- commentate on 2×