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- pronunciation:
- k
mIt
- parts of speech:
- transitive verb, intransitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb), Word Parts
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
commits, committing, committed |
| definition 1: |
to dedicate, devote, or pledge.
She committed herself to helping the poor for the rest of her life.You'll need to commit a lot of time to the project.He was afraid of committing himself to just one woman.You'll never succeed in this sport if you don't commit more effort.We can't spend that money because we have committed it to our children's education.- synonyms:
- pledge, plight
- similar words:
- bind, covenant, promise, undertake, vow
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| definition 2: |
to do; perform.
Who do you think committed the crime?The police believe that the woman committed suicide.The man had already committed one murder.He wants to repent for the sins he has committed.Who could commit such a foul act?- synonyms:
- do, perform, perpetrate
- similar words:
- execute
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| definition 3: |
to put into confinement, as in a mental hospital.
Because he had become a danger to himself and others, his brother committed him to a mental hospital.- synonyms:
- confine, institutionalize
- similar words:
- hospitalize
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| definition 4: |
to consign in order to retain.
I committed the poem to memory.- synonyms:
- memorize
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| definition 5: |
to give over in trust.
She committed her estate in support of the arts.- synonyms:
- commend, consign, delegate, entrust, trust
- similar words:
- assign, hand over, transfer
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| related words: |
check, consecrate, dedicate, devote, engage, entrust, grant, guaranty, oblige, pawn, perpetrate, trust, wed |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| definition: |
to dedicate, devote, or pledge oneself (often fol. by "to").
As hard as she tried, she found she could not commit to life as a nun.He's considering their offer seriously, but he can't commit at this time. |
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| derivation: |
committed (adj.) |
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