to commit
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3.3
- verb
- /kəˈmɪt/
:
encargar
- Yeah, the British government has declared a climate emergency and has committed us to net zero.
You know, the Indian state commits trustees in Kashmir.
- You know, the Indian state commits trustees in Kashmir.
Examples
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The American Bar Association is committed to complying in all respects with the Consent Decree.
Academic text (1997) -
He was ready to commit his team to the new project, ensuring they had all the resources needed.
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What they do is first they commit to just the witness.
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And then we have the past, what we did, what we committed to, what we spent our time on.
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Look, I commit myself and my government that we would look for them as if they were our own son.
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All parties feel good about the decision and feel committed to the action plan.
Academic text (1997) -
And I'm really ready to love myself and commit myself to another human being now.
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Second, financial management in a challenging economic climate requires professional staff committed to lasting institutional change.
Academic text (2017) -
Through community-based programming, community colleges commit to working with the people rather than for the people.
Academic text (2008) -
Now, the Armenian government has committed to reducing the number of children living in orphanages and other types of institutions.
Synonyms
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4.1
To give someone the job of looking after something or someone
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6.3
To ask another person to take care of someone or something
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7.5
To put trust in someone or something
Give something to someone to take care of
To give someone an important thing or job to look after
Antonyms
Phrasal Verbs
Compounds
- Specialized
A script that automatically checks code before it is added to a project's files
How Responsible
Surface Forms
Etymology
Commit comes from the Latin parts com- 'together' and mittere 'to send', so it once meant 'send into someone's care'. A helpful image is handing something to another person to keep, which is why to commit something is to entrust it to someone.