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# commune

verb (communes, communed, communing); noun (plural communes)

«commune» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. (old use) To commune is to talk quietly, or think deeply, with oneself, a friend or nature. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/commune/#m1)
2. A commune is a group of people who live together and share their work and things. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/commune/#m2)

### In the lessons

in tales a hero communes with his own heart, thinking quietly in his own mind, while in history a commune is a group of people sharing a town or a house.

### Examples

- He communed with himself on the deck at night. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/commune/#x1)
- She communed with the trees in the quiet wood. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/commune/#x2)
- The villagers formed a commune and shared their food. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/commune/#x3)
- The commune rewarded the man for his help. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/commune/#x4)

### Note

nothing for maths

## In Jewish tradition

To speak quietly and thoughtfully with oneself, searching one's own heart.

**Interpretation.** The tradition reads this as honest self-examination at night, as in the daily bedtime Shema, before calming down to rest.

### Examples

- Tremble, and sin not; commune with your own heart upon your bed, and be still. (Writings PSA.4.5, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/commune/#x1)
- In the night I will call to remembrance my song; I will commune with mine own heart; and my spirit maketh diligent search: (Writings PSA.77.7, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/commune/#x2)

### Note

nothing for maths

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «commune» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/commune/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«commune» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/commune.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «commune» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/commune/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«commune» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/commune.html) on Mova free.