commit
verb (used with object)
to do; perform; perpetrate.
have committed
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present perfectof commit.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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The technique is commonly used not only against people who pose real risk to the state but also against civilians who do not—and who may not have committed wrongdoing otherwise.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026
Many of these names were already known to be in the files, and we should be clear that there is no explicit evidence that those individuals have committed crimes.
From Salon ● Sep. 8, 2026
That she may have committed the crime but may not be actually responsible for it leaves an uncomfortable vacuum, with no sense of finality.
From Slate ● Sep. 5, 2026
International donors and the government have committed tens of millions of euros to reducing pollution, including through the modernisation of one of the plants, which is expected to cut emissions.
From Barron's ● Aug. 28, 2026
You have committed us to visual approach, with no backup plan, and the weather outside is terrible.
From "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell
