commit


Definition: Meaning of, commit in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / kəˈmɪt /

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Prsesent Past Past Participle
commit committed committed
Present Participle Third Person Singular
committing commits
  1. crime [transitive] to do something wrong or illegal
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  2. commit suicide to kill yourself deliberately
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  3. commit adultery if a married person commits adultery, they have sex with someone who is not their husband or wife
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  4. say you will do something [intransitive and transitive] to say that someone will definitely do something or must do something
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  5. relationship [intransitive and transitive] to give someone your love or support in a serious and permanent way
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  6. money/time [transitive] to decide to use money, time, people etc for a particular purpose
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  7. for trial [transitive] British English to send someone to be tried in a court of law
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  8. prison/hospital [transitive] to order someone to be put in a hospital or prison
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  9. commit something to memory formal to learn something so that you remember it [=  memorize]
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  10. commit something to paper formal to write something down
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