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committed

/kəˈmɪtɪd/

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verb

Anvertrauen, übergeben

To give in trust; to put into charge or keeping; to entrust; to consign; used with to or formerly unto.

Examples :

"The teacher committed the important assignment to the student. "

Der Lehrer vertraute dem Schüler die wichtige Aufgabe an.

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verb

Einliefern, inhaftieren

To put in charge of a jailer; to imprison.

Examples :

"The judge committed the defendant to the county jail. "

Der Richter lieferte den Angeklagten in das Bezirksgefängnis ein.

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verb

Einweisen, unterbringen

To have (a person) enter an establishment, such as a hospital or asylum, as a patient.

Examples :

"Tony should be committed to a nuthouse!"

Tony sollte in eine Irrenanstalt eingewiesen werden!

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verb

Begehen, verüben

To do (something bad); to perpetrate, as a crime, sin, or fault.

Examples :

"to commit a series of heinous crimes"

eine Reihe abscheulicher Verbrechen begehen

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verb

Sich messen, antreten

To join a contest; to match; followed by with.

Examples :

"The student committed with her friend to the debate contest. "

Die Schülerin trat mit ihrer Freundin im Debattenwettbewerb an.

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verb

Sich verpflichten, begehen

To pledge or bind; to compromise, expose, or endanger by some decisive act or preliminary step. (Traditionally used only reflexively but now also without oneself etc.)

Examples :

"to commit oneself to a certain action"

sich zu einer bestimmten Handlung verpflichten

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verb

Festlegen, dauerhaft machen

To make a set of changes permanent.

Examples :

"The company committed to a new marketing strategy, permanently changing its advertising approach. "

Das Unternehmen hat sich auf eine neue Marketingstrategie festgelegt und damit seinen Werbeansatz dauerhaft verändert.

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verb

Verwirren, durcheinanderbringen

(Latinism) To confound.

Examples :

"The confusing instructions on the homework assignment completely committed the students. "

Die verwirrenden Anweisungen auf der Hausaufgabe brachten die Schüler völlig durcheinander.

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verb

Begehen, verüben, sündigen

To commit an offence; especially, to fornicate.

Examples :

"He committed adultery, and his marriage ended. "

Er hat Ehebruch begangen, und seine Ehe endete.

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verb

Begehen, verüben, stattfinden

To be committed or perpetrated; to take place; to occur.

Examples :

"The argument committed during the meeting. "

Der Streit fand während der Sitzung statt.

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adjective

Verpflichtet, gebunden

Obligated by a pledge to some course of action.

Examples :

"My daughter is a committed student; she always completes her homework. "

Meine Tochter ist eine engagierte Schülerin; sie erledigt immer ihre Hausaufgaben.

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adjective

Engagiert, verpflichtet

Showing commitment.

Examples :

"My sister is a committed student; she always studies hard for her exams. "

Meine Schwester ist eine engagierte Studentin; sie lernt immer fleißig für ihre Prüfungen.

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adjective

In einer festen Beziehung, liiert

Associated in an exclusive (but not necessarily permanent) sexual relationship.

Examples :

"Sarah is committed to a boyfriend she met at school. "

Sarah ist mit einem Freund liiert, den sie in der Schule kennengelernt hat.

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adjective

Verpflichtet, gebunden

Required by logic to endorse the conclusion of an argument.

Examples :

"The teacher's explanation of the math problem was so committed to the steps of the solution that we all understood it. "

Die Erklärung des Lehrers zu dem Matheproblem war so eng an die Schritte der Lösung gebunden, dass wir es alle verstanden haben.

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