commit
verb (used with object)
to do; perform; perpetrate.
had committed
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past perfectof commit.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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He said exporters had committed to selling the beef at 25% below current market prices.
From Salon ● Aug. 23, 2026
In a long post on X, Ruben Rocha Moya, an ally of leftist President Claudia Sheinbaum, insisted he had "committed no crime" and was returning to office "with a clear conscience and head held high."
From Barron's ● Aug. 21, 2026
Rubio's announcement did not specify whether Hashemi or Tahmasebi had committed wrongdoing or posed a national security threat themselves.
From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026
They needed to determine whether a bakery employee had committed fraud.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
Before this trial the newspapers and the prosecution said that this boy had committed other crimes.
From "Native Son" by Richard Wright
