to commit
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3.4
- verb
- /kəˈmɪt/
:
comprometerse
- To improve your skills, you must commit to practicing every day.
- remain committed to
- fully committed to
- commit resources
Are you against committing to three tickets now?
- Are you against committing to three tickets now?
- If you don't fully commit, then you're OK.
- The second is you've got to commit yourself to something.
- So I need to make Alice commit to something, right?
- Third, share with others and commit to other people through your teaching.
- And the idea was that you have to commit all the way.
- And that is where I committed my investment of time and money.
- So I will not commit until I feel I am.
- If you want to succeed, you must commit to your own gift and embrace it.
- It's you're not wanting to commit to the character beard for me.
- You guys can commit to a kid, but not to each other?
- So it's hard to commit or attach to that idea.
- It's still at the end somehow difficult to really fully commit to that path.
- And so we must commit to a sustainable Arctic presence.
Examples
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People who buy into a project with sweat equity are committed to making it work.
Academic text (2011) -
In response, the U.S. State Department has committed itself to "Internet freedom" as a specific policy aim.
Academic text (2011) -
Third, share with others and commit to other people through your teaching.
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And that is where I committed my investment of time and money.
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So I will not commit until I feel I am.
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And you have to commit to a side.
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I think all countries should get together and commit to no AI first strike.
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The Georgia Historical Society is committed to this goal, and we need your help to achieve it.
Academic text (2015) -
If you want to succeed, you must commit to your own gift and embrace it.
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The second is you've got to commit yourself to something.
Synonyms
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1.0
To offer time, effort, or money to help others
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3.5
To put money, time, or effort into something hoping for a future benefit
510
4.2
Invest money in something like a business or property
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3.7
Give time, effort and money to a person, project or cause
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3.7
To give your time and effort completely to a person, activity, or cause
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2.9
To spend time, effort, or care on work
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5.2
Put all your time, money, and effort into one plan
Antonyms
Phrasal Verbs
Compounds
- Specialized
A script that automatically checks code before it is added to a project's files
How Committed
Surface Forms
Etymology
Commit comes from the Latin committere, made of com- 'together' and mittere 'to send', and it originally meant to 'send into' or give over. Think of it as 'sending' your time or energy into something, which is why to commit to a project is to give yourself fully.