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com·men·tate
(kŏm′ən-tāt′)v. com·men·tat·ed, com·men·tat·ing, com·men·tates
v.intr.
To serve as commentator.
v.tr.
To make a running commentary on.
[Back-formation from commentator.]
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commentate
(ˈkɒmənˌteɪt)vb
1. (Broadcasting) (intr) to serve as a commentator
2. (tr) US to make a commentary on (a text, event, etc)
Usage: The verb commentate, derived from commentator, is sometimes used as a synonym for comment on or provide a commentary for. It is not yet fully accepted as standard, though widespread in sports reporting and journalism
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com•men•tate
(ˈkɒm ənˌteɪt)v. -tat•ed, -tat•ing. v.t.
1. to deliver a commentary on.
v.i. 2. to serve as a commentator.
[1785–95; from commentator]
usage: The word commentate, now in common use, is occasionally criticized as journalistic jargon.
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commentate
Past participle: commentated
Gerund: commentating
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| Verb | 1. | commentate - make a commentary on |
| 2. | commentate - serve as a commentator, as in sportscasting |
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Translations
يُقَدِّمُ تَعْليقا
komentovat
kommenterelave en reportage
lÿsa
naklen anlatmak
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
commentate
[ˈkɒmənteɪt] vi → faire le commentaireto commentate on sth [+ match, one-off event] → faire le commentaire de qch; [+ series of events] → couvrir qch, faire un reportage sur qch
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commentate
vi (Rad, TV) → Reporter(in) m(f) → sein (on bei)
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
comment
(ˈkoment) noun (a) spoken or written remark. He made several comments about her untidy appearance.
verb (with on) to make such a remark. He commented on her appearance.
ˈcommentary – plural ˈcommentaries – noun (also running commentary) a series of broadcast comments by a reporter at a ceremony, sports event etc.
ˈcommentate (-teit) verb to give a commentary. Who is commentating on the football match?
ˈcommentator nounKernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.