to commit

Examples

• All

• 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.

  Tim Ferriss

• And that is where I committed my investment of time and money.

  Tim Ferriss

• So I will not commit until I feel I am.

  Carli Bybel

• And you have to commit to a side.

  Conclave (2024)

• I think all countries should get together and commit to no AI first strike.

• 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.

  Evan Carmichael

• The second is you've got to commit yourself to something.

  The Knowledge Project Podcast

Synonyms

G

to give

vsto commit

∞ 1.0

To offer time, effort, or money to help others

is more binding, showing stronger obligation of oneself or resources

I

to invest

vsto commit

883 3.5

To put money, time, or effort into something hoping for a future benefit

does not require an expectation of financial profit or benefit

P

to put

vsto commit

847 4.2

Invest money in something like a business or property

is broader, covering time or effort, not only financial placements

P

to put into

vsto commit

359 2.9

To spend time, effort, or care on work

is broader, not limited to applying resources only to projects or tasks

D

to devote

vsto commit

286 3.7

Give time, effort and money to a person, project or cause

is broader, covering offering oneself or resources without naming a specific target

D

to dedicate

vsto commit

157 3.7

To give your time and effort completely to a person, activity, or cause

is usually less total, allowing partial offering rather than full involvement

G

to go all in

vsto commit

• Informal

16 5.2

Put all your time, money, and effort into one plan

is a general offering of resources that does not require total involvement

Antonyms

A

to abandon

607 3.1

Leave someone or something behind permanently and without care

W

to withdraw

311 2.8

To stop taking part in a place or activity

Phrasal Verbs

C

to commit crime

288 2.5

To do something against the law

C

to commit suicide

• NSFW

250 6.2

To kill yourself on purpose

C

to commit murder

• NSFW

126 5.4

To kill someone illegally

Compounds

P

pre-commit

• Specialized

7.1

A script that automatically checks code before it is added to a project's files

How Committed

sacrifice

466 4.2

to devote

286 3.7

to commit

345 3.4

to try

∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

Etymology