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commit
[kuh-mit]
verb (used with object)
to do; perform; perpetrate.
to commit murder; to commit an error.
to pledge (oneself ) to a position on an issue or question; express (one's intention, feeling, etc.).
Asked if he was a candidate, he refused to commit himself.
to bind or obligate, as by pledge or assurance; pledge.
to commit oneself to a promise; to be committed to a course of action.
to consign for preservation.
to commit ideas to writing; to commit a poem to memory.
to give in trust or charge, especially for safekeeping; consign; commend: Every summer we were committed to babysitters and camp counselors.
to commit one's soul to God;
Every summer we were committed to babysitters and camp counselors.
to consign to custody.
to commit a delinquent to a juvenile detention center.
to place in a mental institution or hospital by or as if by legal authority.
He was committed by court order on the recommendation of two psychiatrists.
to deliver for treatment, disposal, etc.; relegate.
to commit a manuscript to the flames.
to send into a battle.
The commander has committed all his troops to the front lines.
Parliamentary Procedure., to refer (a bill or the like) to a committee for consideration.
verb (used without object)
to bind or obligate oneself, as by pledge or assurance; devote or engage oneself to a person or thing: If he hasn’t committed after eight years, he’s never going to marry you.
She is an athlete who commits to the highest standards.
If he hasn’t committed after eight years, he’s never going to marry you.
commit
/ kəˈmɪt /
verb
to hand over, as for safekeeping; charge; entrust
to commit a child to the care of its aunt
to learn by heart; memorize
to confine officially or take into custody
to commit someone to prison
(usually passive) to pledge or align (oneself), as to a particular cause, action, or attitude
a committed radical
to order (forces) into action
to perform (a crime, error, etc); do; perpetrate
to surrender, esp for destruction
she committed the letter to the fire
to refer (a bill, etc) to a committee of a legislature
Other Word Forms
- committer noun
- committable adjective
- noncommitted adjective
- precommit verb (used with object)
- uncommit verb
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of commit1
Idioms and Phrases
com·mit su·i·cide, to intentionally end one’s own life.
Example Sentences
The agreement comes after the Department of Consumer and Worker Protection found Starbucks had committed half a million violations of New York City’s Fair Workweek Law since 2021.
At the end of 1998, after decades of inertia, Germany and 43 other states committed to locating and returning artworks stolen by the Nazis.
The recruitment agency said it was committed to operating in full compliance with employment laws.
The UK government says it is looking to ban or restrict some chemicals but has not committed to a blanket ban.
From media reports, it appears one was committed by an asylum seeker that year - by Nikzad.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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