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UK
/kəmˈɪt/
]
[ US /kəˈmɪt/ ]
[ US /kəˈmɪt/ ]
VERB
-
make an investment
Put money into bonds -
cause to be admitted; of persons to an institution
After the second episode, she had to be committed
he was committed to prison -
engage in or perform
practice safe sex
commit a random act of kindness -
confer a trust upon
The messenger was entrusted with the general's secret
I commit my soul to God -
perform an act, usually with a negative connotation
perpetrate a crime
pull a bank robbery -
give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause
consecrate your life to the church
She committed herself to the work of God
give one's talents to a good cause
How To Use commit In A Sentence
- The poems, plays, and essays of the committed cultural nationalist are characterized by a markedly hortatory or didactic manner.
- According to police and prosecutors, the two got into a fight after she told him he should be committed to a mental hospital.
- The term "strategic" came up again earlier this year, when Ontario's provincial government set up a committee to debate a proposed merger between London Stock Exchange Group PLC and TMX Group Inc., operator of Canada's flagship Toronto Stock Exchange. Canada Turns Wary Eye to Foreign Bids
- The committee will publish their report on the health service in a few weeks.
- You estimate, I will offer your estimated value to the auction committee.
- You would commit the most foul of murders out of loyalty to me.
- A business tycoon, arts patron and committed left-winger, Berge opted to sell the collection amassed over a lifetime after Saint Laurent's death last June aged 71.
- We are pleased to offer our clients access to CBX ASIA through our trading platform as we remain fully committed to providing the broadest selection of liquidity in Asia and globally, ensuring that our clients have a unique and dynamic edge when accessing trading venues". Bobsguide Financial Industry News
- Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke is scheduled to testify in front of the House Budget Committee.
- This bill is a good step in the Government's commitment towards greater energy efficiency and a sustainable energy future, and I look forward to its passage through the House.
