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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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We are committed to the ideal of equality. The prime minister has said that the government is committed to the preservation of the country's national interests. A committed socialist, he upheld the rights of the voiceless and the underprivileged. We are firmly committed to reducing unemployment.
The meaning of COMMITTED is placed in confinement (as in a mental institution). How to use committed in a sentence.
Synonyms for COMMITTED: pledged, engaged, promised, betrothed, affianced, spousal, wifely, married; Antonyms of COMMITTED: nonmarital, failed, slighted, slurred, skimped, reneged, kept, held.
Committed definition: bound or obligated to a person or thing, as by pledge or assurance; devoted. See examples of COMMITTED used in a sentence.
If you're committed to something, you're pledged or obligated to do it. If you’ve already jumped out of the plane, you’re committed to your skydive — there’s no turning back!
be committed to He was committed to prison for fraud. commit someone to something She was afraid doctors were going to commit her to a psychiatric institution . [ T ] law UK or Australian specialized , formal
Definition of committed adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
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.
committed in British English. (kəˈmɪtɪd ) adjective. 1. having a strong commitment to an ideology, religion, etc. a committed socialist. 2. supporting; in favour of.
commit somebody/yourself to do something Both sides committed themselves to settle the dispute peacefully. Extra Examples He has now committed us to buying the house.
