Background for committed

committed

/kəˈmɪtɪd/

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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. "

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To put in charge of a jailer; to imprison.

Examples :

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

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

Examples :

"Tony should be committed to a nuthouse!"

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

Examples :

"to commit a series of heinous crimes"

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

Examples :

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

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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"

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To make a set of changes permanent.

Examples :

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

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(Latinism) To confound.

Examples :

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

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To commit an offence; especially, to fornicate.

Examples :

"He committed adultery, and his marriage ended. "

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

Examples :

"The argument committed during the meeting. "

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adjective

Obligated by a pledge to some course of action.

Examples :

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

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adjective

Showing commitment.

Examples :

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

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

Examples :

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

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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. "

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