communed; communing
1
: to receive Communion
The people who had communed returned to their pews using the side aisles.
2
: to communicate intimately
commune with nature
… he stands communing with his soul on a bridge …—
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: the smallest administrative district of many countries especially in Europe
Examples of commune in a Sentence
Verb
a psychic who communes with the dead
after a week in the wilderness, the scouts were really starting to commune with nature
Noun
He's living in a religious commune.
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Adam Moss, Vulture, 24 Feb. 2025
The premise of The Message would appear to be even more callous: this ragtag trio roam the countryside with a little girl who can commune with animals, alive or dead.
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 20 Feb. 2025
Amarachi Orie, CNN, 21 Mar. 2025
From the early ’80s to early ’90s, the building housed a women’s commune called the Silver Sisterhood, where residents cosplayed as Victorian-era women for tourists.
—Mark Athitakis, The Atlantic, 30 Jan. 2025
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Verb
And then there’s that — art history, her forebears, with whom these paintings are communing.
—Adam Moss, Vulture, 24 Feb. 2025
The premise of The Message would appear to be even more callous: this ragtag trio roam the countryside with a little girl who can commune with animals, alive or dead.
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 20 Feb. 2025
Noun
Georges Blanc, in the eastern French commune of Vonnas, was first awarded a star almost a century ago and has boasted three stars continuously since 1981, a spokeswoman for the 153-year-old establishment told CNN.
—Amarachi Orie, CNN, 21 Mar. 2025
From the early ’80s to early ’90s, the building housed a women’s commune called the Silver Sisterhood, where residents cosplayed as Victorian-era women for tourists.
—Mark Athitakis, The Atlantic, 30 Jan. 2025
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“Commune.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/commune. Accessed 4 Apr. 2025.
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commune
1 of 2 verb
com·mune
kə-ˈmyün 
communed; communing
1
: to receive Communion
2
: to be in close communication with someone or something
commune with nature
commune
2 of 2 noun
com·mune
ˈkäm-ˌyün
kə-ˈmyün
1
: the smallest administrative district of many countries especially in Europe
2
: a small group of people that live together and share property and duties
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