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- Dictionarycommitted/kəˈmɪtɪd/
adjective
- 1. pledged or bound to a certain course or policy; dedicated: "a committed environmentalist"
- 2. in or denoting a long-term emotional relationship: "a committed relationship"
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very willing to give your time and energy to something: The level of the bid shows we are very committed and serious. Endowment savings plans are for the committed, long-term investor. FINANCE. money that has been committed to a particular project, investment, etc. is spent on that project: He had raised committed financing of £10.4bn.
to express an opinion or to make a decision that you tell people about: I think I can come but I won't commit myself till I know for sure. It's fine to discuss some ideas, but don't commit yourself at this stage. We'd love her to join our new project but she seems reluctant to commit herself.
The meaning of COMMITTED is placed in confinement (as in a mental institution). How to use committed in a sentence.
adjective. bound or obligated, as under a pledge to a particular cause, action, or attitude. “ committed church members”. “a committed Marxist”. synonyms: bound up, wrapped up. deeply devoted to. pledged, sworn. bound by or as if by an oath.
Committed definition: bound or obligated to a person or thing, as by pledge or assurance; devoted. See examples of COMMITTED used in a sentence.
commit, entrust, confide, consign, relegate mean to assign to a person or place for a definite purpose. commit may express the general idea of delivering into another's charge or the special sense of transferring to a superior power or to a special place of custody. committed the felon to prison.
to bind or obligate oneself, as by pledge or assurance; devote or engage oneself to a person or thing: If he hasn’t committed after eight years, he’s never going to marry you. She is an athlete who commits to the highest standards.
Definition of commit verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Definition of committed adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
1. a. : an agreement or pledge to do something in the future. a commitment to improve conditions at the prison. especially : an engagement to assume a financial obligation at a future date. b. : something pledged. the commitment of troops to the war. c. : the state or an instance of being obligated or emotionally impelled. a commitment to a cause.
