communicate

To share ideas, feelings, or information so that another person understands them.

• We communicate by email.
• He found it hard to communicate his feelings.
• How do you communicate with someone who speaks another language?

How to use it: communicate with someone (He communicates with his family by video call.); communicate something to someone (She communicated her concerns to the manager.)

Similar words: convey, express, share

Common phrases: communicate with someone, communicate an idea, communicate clearly, communicate information

To pass something such as heat, movement, or a quality from one thing to another.

• The belt communicates motion to the wheel.
• Metal communicates heat from one part to another.
• The shaking floor communicated its vibrations to the table.

How to use it: communicate something to something (The rod communicates motion to the wheel.)

Similar words: transmit, transfer, impart

Common phrases: communicate motion, communicate heat, communicate a force