committed

[kuh-mit-id]

adjective

1. bound or obligated to a person or thing, as by pledge or assurance; devoted.

   Children need warm and committed parents.

Word History and Origins

Origin of committed¹

First recorded in 1840–45; commit ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. )

Example Sentences

Castlehill Care Home said it was working closely with the Care Inspectorate and NHS Highland Health and Social Care Partnership, and said it was "fully committed" to maintaining improvements in care.

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A UN commission of inquiry said last month that Israel had committed genocide against Palestinians in Gaza, in a report Israel's foreign ministry categorically rejected as "distorted and false".

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A supporting document to the bill describes domestic homicide as "a gendered crime that is overwhelming committed by men against women".

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A book club meets a cat cafe at Long Beach’s Cool Cat Collective, a gallery and boutique committed to fighting cat overpopulation in L.A.

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A spokesperson for the Department of Health and Social Care added it was "committed to ensuring people living with cerebral palsy get the right support throughout their lives".

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