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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

Imperative
commentate
commentate
Present
I commentate
you commentate
he/she/it commentates
we commentate
you commentate
they commentate
Preterite
I commentated
you commentated
he/she/it commentated
we commentated
you commentated
they commentated
Present Continuous
I am commentating
you are commentating
he/she/it is commentating
we are commentating
you are commentating
they are commentating
Present Perfect
I have commentated
you have commentated
he/she/it has commentated
we have commentated
you have commentated
they have commentated
Past Continuous
I was commentating
you were commentating
he/she/it was commentating
we were commentating
you were commentating
they were commentating
Past Perfect
I had commentated
you had commentated
he/she/it had commentated
we had commentated
you had commentated
they had commentated
Future
I will commentate
you will commentate
he/she/it will commentate
we will commentate
you will commentate
they will commentate
Future Perfect
I will have commentated
you will have commentated
he/she/it will have commentated
we will have commentated
you will have commentated
they will have commentated
Future Continuous
I will be commentating
you will be commentating
he/she/it will be commentating
we will be commentating
you will be commentating
they will be commentating
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been commentating
you have been commentating
he/she/it has been commentating
we have been commentating
you have been commentating
they have been commentating
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been commentating
you will have been commentating
he/she/it will have been commentating
we will have been commentating
you will have been commentating
they will have been commentating
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been commentating
you had been commentating
he/she/it had been commentating
we had been commentating
you had been commentating
they had been commentating
Conditional
I would commentate
you would commentate
he/she/it would commentate
we would commentate
you would commentate
they would commentate
Past Conditional
I would have commentated
you would have commentated
he/she/it would have commentated
we would have commentated
you would have commentated
they would have commentated
Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Verb 1. commentate - make a commentary on
rede, interpret - give an interpretation or explanation to
2. commentate - serve as a commentator, as in sportscasting
rede, interpret - give an interpretation or explanation to
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Translations
يُقَدِّمُ تَعْليقا
komentovat
kommenterelave en reportage
lÿsa
naklen anlatmak

commentate

[ˈkɒmənteɪt] (Rad, TV)
B. VIhacer la crónica, comentar
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commentate

[ˈkɒmənteɪt] vifaire le commentaire
to commentate on sth [+ match, one-off event] → faire le commentaire de qch; [+ series of events] → couvrir qch, faire un reportage sur qch
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

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

commentate

[ˈkɒmɛnteɪt] vicommentare
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

comment

(ˈkoment) noun
(a) spoken or written remark. He made several comments about her untidy appearance. opmerking, aanmerking تَعْليق، تَعْقيب коментар comentário poznámka die Bemerkung kommentar; bemærkning σχόλιο comentario märkus, märge اظهار؛ گفته kommentti commentaire הערה टीका-टिप्पणी komenta, primjedba, opaska kommentár komentar umsögn commento 批評 의견 pastaba, komentaras komentārs; atsauksme komen opmerking kommentar, bemerkning, merknad, kritikk uwaga, komentarz تبصره، يا دونه، انتقادى او تشريحى وينا comentário comentariu замечание poznámka pripomba komentar kommentar ข้อคิดเห็น söz, düşünce, yorum 評論 коментар زبانی یا تحریری رائے lời bình 评论
verb
(with on) to make such a remark. He commented on her appearance. opmerk, aanmerk يُعَلِّق، يُعَقِّب коментирам comentar komentovat sich äußern kommentere; bemærke σχολιάζω comentar märkusi tegema, märkmeid tegema اظهار نظر کردن kommentoida commenter qqch. לְהָעִיר टीका-टिप्पणी करना komentirati magyaráz, megjegyzést fűz vmihez memberi komentar gera athugasemd (við) commentare 批評する 의견을 말하다 pareikšti nuomonę, daryti pastabą komentēt; dot atsauksmi membuat komen commentaar geven kommentere, uttale seg om komentować خپل نظر وركول comentar a comenta, a discuta делать замечание komentovať pripomniti komentarisati kommentera แสดงความคิดเห็น yorumlamak 評論 коментувати رائے دینا bình luận 评论
ˈcommentaryplural ˈcommentaries noun
(also running commentary) a series of broadcast comments by a reporter at a ceremony, sports event etc. kommentaar تَعْليق، تَعْقيب репортаж comentário komentář der Kommentar reportage περιγραφή, σχόλιο comentario, crítica kommentaar, reportaaž تفسیر؛ گزارش selostus commentaire פרשנות आंखो देखा हाल komentar közvetítés ulasan lÿsing commentario 実況解説 해설 reportažas, komentaras komentārs ulasan reportage reportasje; øyeblikksreportasje sprawozdanie, komentarz يولړتبصرې comentário комментарий komentár reportaža prenos uz komentare kommentar คําวิจารณ์ naklen yayın 實況轉播 коментар, репортаж تبصرہ ، اظہار رائے sự tường thuật 实况报道
ˈcommentate (-teit) verb
to give a commentary. Who is commentating on the football match? uitsaai, kommentaar lewer op يُقَدِّمُ تَعْليقا правя коментар comentar komentovat kommentieren lave en reportage; kommentere περιγράφω comentar kommenteerima تفسیر کردن selostaa commenter לְשָדֵר בְּלִווי פָּרשָנוּת आंखो देखा हाल बताना komentirati közvetít mengomentari lÿsa commentare, fare la radiocronaca/telecronaca 解説する 해설하다 komentuoti komentēt mengulas verslaggeven referere, gi en reportasje om, kommentere komentować تبصره کول comentar a comenta комментировать komentovať komentirati komentarisati kommentera ออกความเห็น naklen anlatmak 講評 коментувати تبصرہ کرنا tường thuật 注释,评述
ˈcommentator noun
kommentator مُعلّق، مُعقّب коментатор comentador komentátor, reportér der Kommentator kommentator σχολιαστής comentarista kommentaator مفسر selostaja commentateur/-trice פרשן भाष्यकार komentator kommentátor; helyszíni közvetítő komentator útskÿrandi; fréttaskÿrandi commentatore, commentatrice; radiocronista; telecronista 解説者 해설자 komentatorius komentators pengulas verslaggever kommentator, programleder, referent sprawozdawca مبصر (مفسر) هغه څوك چه په ور ځنيوواقعاتو په راډيو يا ورځپاڼو كى تبصره كوى comentador comentator комментатор komentátor, -ka komentator komentator kommentator ผู้แสดงความเห็น spiker; yorumcu 講評員 коментатор تبصرہ کرنے والا bình luận viên 评论员
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