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

An offence is committed if someone behaves in a way that "intends that conduct to materially assist a foreign intelligence service in carrying out UK-related activities," or in conduct likely to assist that service.

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The refuge only reopened after the Sierra Leone government committed to tackle the threats to the sanctuary, according to Tacugama's management.

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The titanic levels of spending being committed to data-center projects simply aren’t generating revenue, let alone profits, in the earliest stage of the cycle.

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Consumers Energy Chief Executive Garrick Rochow told investors recently that Campbell has a flexible, committed workforce and that more federal orders to keep it running are likely.

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In September, a UN commission of inquiry said Israel had committed genocide against Palestinians in Gaza with reasonable grounds to conclude four out of five genocidal acts had been carried out.

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• loyal 
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• responsible 
• sworn