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commentate Definition

com·men·tate (käm′ən tāt′)

transitive verb commentated -·tat′ed, commentating -·tat′·ing

to write or deliver a commentary on

Etymology: back-form. < commentator

intransitive verb

to perform as a commentator (sense )
commentate Usage Examples

Preposition: on

  • match: I then had to commentate on the football match afterward, which was quite difficult.
  • game: Former England and Essex skipper Hussain has now swapped the bat for the microphone and will commentate on the game.
  • race: How to... commentate on a horse race Jim McGrath is a horseracing commentator for the BBC.
  • football: As a child Ian used to commentate on the table football matches he used to play.

Modifying Another Word

  • there: He remains a hugely popular figure at Wimbledon and commentates there for the BBC each year.
  • now: He later played in Spain and now commentates there.
  • inadvertently: I did inadvertently commentate on the Breeders Cup Classic ( that Cigar won ) because the commentary line went down.
  • n't: I have no idea why he does n't commentate on it, I can only assume that he exhausts himself in the previous commentary.