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commit
[ kuh-mit ]
verb (used with object)
- to do; perform; perpetrate:
to commit murder; to commit an error.
Synonyms: ,
- to pledge (oneself ) to a position on an issue or question; express (one's intention, feeling, etc.):
Asked if he was a candidate, he refused to commit himself.
- to bind or obligate, as by pledge or assurance; pledge:
to commit oneself to a promise; to be committed to a course of action.
- to consign for preservation:
to commit ideas to writing; to commit a poem to memory.
to commit one's soul to God;
Every summer we were committed to babysitters and camp counselors.
- to consign to custody:
to commit a delinquent to a juvenile detention center.
- to place in a mental institution or hospital by or as if by legal authority:
He was committed by court order on the recommendation of two psychiatrists.
- to deliver for treatment, disposal, etc.; relegate:
to commit a manuscript to the flames.
- to send into a battle:
The commander has committed all his troops to the front lines.
- Parliamentary Procedure. to refer (a bill or the like) to a committee for consideration.
verb (used without object)
- to bind or obligate oneself, as by pledge or assurance; devote or engage oneself to a person or thing: If he hasn’t committed after eight years, he’s never going to marry you.
She is an athlete who commits to the highest standards.
If he hasn’t committed after eight years, he’s never going to marry you.
commit
/ əˈɪ /
verb
- to hand over, as for safekeeping; charge; entrust
to commit a child to the care of its aunt
- commit to memoryto learn by heart; memorize
- to confine officially or take into custody
to commit someone to prison
- usually passive to pledge or align (oneself), as to a particular cause, action, or attitude
a committed radical
- to order (forces) into action
- to perform (a crime, error, etc); do; perpetrate
- to surrender, esp for destruction
she committed the letter to the fire
- to refer (a bill, etc) to a committee of a legislature
Derived Forms
- dzˈٳٱ, noun
- dzˈٳٲ, adjective
Other 51Թ Forms
- dz··ٲ· adjective
- dz··ٱ noun
- ԴDz·dz··ٱ adjective
- ·dz· verb (used with object) precommitted precommitting
- ܲ·dz· verb uncommitted uncommitting
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of commit1
Idioms and Phrases
- com·mit su·i·cide, to intentionally end one’s own life.
Example Sentences
That’s something I need to think about, but I’m committed and striving to make it better.
They’re committed to making it work when there are two of them on the court or one of them is on the court.
Gaitok tries to stop the Russians from committing another robbery/crime at the resort but accidentally shoots a guest because he’s so incompetent.
It’s a testament to Shannon’s direction that he fully commits to submerging us into Janice’s unimaginable emotional stupor, even when that gutsy approach ultimately proves to be the film’s undoing.
Adams Kellum, whose agency has been under fire for several months, committed to stay for a transition period 120 days or longer if needed.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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