commit

com·mit

 (kə-mĭt′)

v. com·mit·ted, com·mit·ting, com·mits

v.tr.

1. To do, perform, or perpetrate: commit a murder.

2. To put in trust or charge; entrust: commit oneself to the care of a doctor; commit responsibilities to an assistant.

3. To consign for future use or for preservation: We must commit the necessary funds for the project.

4. To place officially in confinement or custody, as in a mental health facility.

5. To put into a place to be disposed of or kept safe: committed the manuscript to the flames.

6.

a. To make known the views of (oneself) on an issue: I never commit myself on such issues.

b. To bind, obligate, or devote, as by a pledge: They were committed to follow orders. She committed herself to her art.

7. To refer (a legislative bill, for example) to a committee.

v.intr.

To pledge, obligate, or devote one's own self: felt that he was too young to commit fully to marriage.

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[Middle English committen, from Latin committere : com-, com- + mittere, to send.]

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com·mit′ta·ble adj.

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commit

(kəˈmɪt)

vb (tr) , -mits, -mitting or -mitted

1. to hand over, as for safekeeping; charge; entrust: to commit a child to the care of its aunt.

2. commit to memory to learn by heart; memorize

3. (Law) to confine officially or take into custody: to commit someone to prison.

4. (usually passive) to pledge or align (oneself), as to a particular cause, action, or attitude: a committed radical.

5. (Military) to order (forces) into action

6. to perform (a crime, error, etc); do; perpetrate

7. to surrender, esp for destruction: she committed the letter to the fire.

8. (Parliamentary Procedure) to refer (a bill, etc) to a committee of a legislature

[C14: from Latin committere to join, from com- together + mittere to put, send]

comˈmittable adj

comˈmitter n

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com•mit

(kəˈmɪt)

v. -mit•ted, -mit•ting. v.t.

1. to give in trust or charge; consign.

2. to consign for preservation: to commit ideas to writing.

3. to declare as having a certain opinion or position: The senator would not commit herself on the upcoming vote.

4. to bind or obligate, as by pledge or assurance: to commit oneself to a healthy lifestyle.

5. to entrust, esp. for safekeeping; commend: to commit one's soul to God.

6. to assign or allot for a certain purpose: to commit troops to battle.

7. to do; perform; perpetrate: to commit murder.

8. to consign, as to a prison or mental institution, by or as if by legal authority.

9. to deliver for treatment, disposal, etc.; relegate: to commit a manuscript to the flames.

10. to refer (a legislative bill or proposal) to a committee for consideration.

v.i.

11. to pledge or engage oneself.

[1350–1400; Middle English (< Anglo-French committer) < Latin committere to join together, engage, begin, entrust, commit]

com•mit′ta•ble, adj.

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commit

The process of committing one or more air interceptors or surface-to-air missiles for interception against a target track.

Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. US Department of Defense 2005.

commit

Past participle: committed
Gerund: committing

Imperative

commit

commit

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Thesaurus

Verb	1.	commit - perform an act, usually with a negative connotation; "perpetrate a crime"; "pull a bank robbery" perpetrate, pull act, move - perform an action, or work out or perform (an action); "think before you act"; "We must move quickly"; "The governor should act on the new energy bill"; "The nanny acted quickly by grabbing the toddler and covering him with a wet towel" make - carry out or commit; "make a mistake"; "commit a faux-pas" recommit - commit once again, as of a crime
	2.	commit - give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause; "She committed herself to the work of God"; "give one's talents to a good cause"; "consecrate your life to the church" dedicate, devote, consecrate, give vow, consecrate - dedicate to a deity by a vow give - offer in good faith; "He gave her his word" rededicate - dedicate anew; "They were asked to rededicate themselves to their country" apply, employ, use, utilise, utilize - put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose; "use your head!"; "we only use Spanish at home"; "I can't use this tool"; "Apply a magnetic field here"; "This thinking was applied to many projects"; "How do you utilize this tool?"; "I apply this rule to get good results"; "use the plastic bags to store the food"; "He doesn't know how to use a computer" sacrifice, give - endure the loss of; "He gave his life for his children"; "I gave two sons to the war" apply - apply oneself to; "Please apply yourself to your homework"
	3.	commit - cause to be admitted; of persons to an institution; "After the second episode, she had to be committed"; "he was committed to prison" institutionalise, institutionalize, send, charge transfer - move from one place to another; "transfer the data"; "transmit the news"; "transfer the patient to another hospital" hospitalise, hospitalize - admit into a hospital; "Mother had to be hospitalized because her blood pressure was too high"
	4.	commit - confer a trust upon; "The messenger was entrusted with the general's secret"; "I commit my soul to God" entrust, intrust, confide, trust commend - give to in charge; "I commend my children to you" hand, pass on, turn over, pass, reach, give - place into the hands or custody of; "hand me the spoon, please"; "Turn the files over to me, please"; "He turned over the prisoner to his lawyers" consign, charge - give over to another for care or safekeeping; "consign your baggage" recommit - commit again; "It was recommitted into her custody" obligate - commit in order to fulfill an obligation; "obligate money"
	5.	commit - make an investment; "Put money into bonds" invest, put, place fund - invest money in government securities expend, spend, drop - pay out; "spend money" roll over - re-invest (a previous investment) into a similar fund or security; "She rolled over her IRA" shelter - invest (money) so that it is not taxable tie up - invest so as to make unavailable for other purposes; "All my money is tied up in long-term investments" job, speculate - invest at a risk; "I bought this house not because I want to live in it but to sell it later at a good price, so I am speculating" buy into - buy stocks or shares of a company
	6.	commit - engage in or perform; "practice safe sex"; "commit a random act of kindness" practice engage, pursue, prosecute - carry out or participate in an activity; be involved in; "She pursued many activities"; "They engaged in a discussion"

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commit

verb

1. do, perform, carry out, execute, enact, perpetrate I have never committed any crime.

2. give, deliver, engage, deposit, hand over, commend, entrust, consign The government have committed billions of pounds for a programme to reduce acid rain.
give receive, withhold

3. put in custody, confine, imprison, consign His drinking caused him to be committed to a psychiatric hospital.
put in custody free, release, let out, set free

commit yourself to something pledge to, promise to, bind yourself to, make yourself liable for, obligate yourself to She didn't want to commit herself to working at weekends.

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commit

verb

1. To be responsible for or guilty of (an error or crime):

perpetrate.

Informal: pull off.

2. To put in the charge of another for care, use, or performance:

commend, confide, consign, entrust, give (over), hand over, relegate, trust, turn over.

Idiom: give in trust.

3. To place officially in confinement:

consign, institutionalize.

Informal: send up.

4. To be morally bound to do:

bind, charge, obligate, pledge.

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Translations

يَرْتَكِبيَرْتَكِبُيَلْتَزِميودِعُ في السِّجْن

spáchatzavázat seodsouditpředat

begåforpligte sigindlæggeindsætte

begehensich verpflichtenübergebenverüben

διαπράττω

cometercomprometerinternarcomprometerseconstruir

tehdä rikos tai virhe

commettrecommiterengager

počiniti

elkötelezi magátelkövet

afhenda; setja ífremjaskuldbinda

commettereaffidareimpegnarsiraccomandarerinviare a giudizio

犯す

저지르다

atsidavęsįsipareigojimasįsipareigotipareigapareigingas

ieslodzītizdarītnodotuzņemties saistības

begaan

begåbindeforplikteinnleggetvangsinnlegge

popełnić

comprometer-seperpretar

предатьсовершатьзаключатьзаключить

spáchať

storitizakriviti

begå

ให้คำมั่นสัญญา

işlemekkapamakkendini adamaküstlenmekyapmak

phạm phải

使作出保证做把...押交犯（罪）犯法

commit

[kəˈmɪt]

A. VT

1. [+ crime, sin, error] → cometer
to commit suicide → suicidarse
see also perjury

2. (= consign) [+ resources] → asignar, destinar; [+ troops] → enviar (Parl) [+ bill] → remitir a una comisión
to commit sb (to mental hospital) → internar a algn
to commit sth to sb's charge → confiar algo a algn
to commit sth to the flames → arrojar algo al fuego
to commit sth to memory → aprender algo de memoria
to commit sth to paper → poner algo por escrito
to commit sb to prison → encarcelar a algn
to commit sb for trial → remitir a algn al tribunal
to commit sth to writing → poner algo por escrito

3. (= pledge) → comprometer
accepting this offer does not commit you to anything → aceptar esta oferta no le compromete a nada
I am committed to help him → me he comprometido a ayudarle
he is committed to change → está dedicado a buscar una forma de cambiar
we are deeply committed to this policy → creemos firmemente en esta política

4. to commit o.s. (to) → comprometerse (a)
I can't commit myself → no puedo comprometerme
without committing myself → sin compromiso por mi parte

B. VI to commit to sb/sth → comprometerse con algn/a algo

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commit

[kəˈmɪt]

vt

[+ crime, offence] → commettre
to commit a crime → commettre un crime
to commit suicide → se suicider
He committed suicide → Il s'est suicidé.

to commit sth to sb's care → confier qch à la garde de qn

to commit sb to an institution → (faire) interner qn

(= devote) [+ money] → investir

to commit o.s. → s'engager
I don't want to commit myself → Je ne veux pas m'engager.
to commit o.s. to sth → s'engager dans qch

to commit sth to writing → coucher qch par écrit

(LAW) to commit sb for trial → traduire qn en justice

vi (= commit o.s.) → s'engager
to commit to sth → s'investir dans qch

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commit

vt

(= perpetrate) → begehen; the crimes they committed against humanity → ihre Verbrechen gegen die Menschlichkeit

to commit somebody (to prison/to a home) → jdn ins Gefängnis/in ein Heim einweisen; to have somebody committed (to an asylum) → jdn in eine Anstalt einweisen lassen; to commit somebody for trial → jdn einem Gericht überstellen; to commit somebody/something to somebody’s care → jdn/etw jds Obhut (dat) → anvertrauen; to commit something to writing or to paper → etw zu Papier bringen

(= involve, obligate) → festlegen (→ to auf +acc); to commit troops to a battle → Truppen in ein Gefecht schicken; to commit resources/manpower to a project → Mittel/Arbeitskräfte für ein Projekt einsetzen; that doesn’t commit you to buying the book → das verpflichtet Sie nicht zum Kauf des Buches

(Parl) bill → an den (zuständigen) Ausschuss überweisen

vi to commit to somebody/something → sich jdm gegenüber/zu etw verpflichten

vr → sich festlegen (→ to auf +acc); to commit oneself on an issue → sich in einer Frage festlegen; you have to commit yourself totally to the cause → man muss sich voll und ganz für die Sache einsetzen or engagieren; I don’t want to commit myself → ich möchte mich nicht festlegen; the government has committed itself to (undertake) far-reaching reforms → die Regierung hat sich zu weitreichenden or weit reichenden Reformen bekannt or verpflichtet; … without committing myself to the whole contract → … ohne damit an den ganzen Vertrag gebunden zu sein

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commit

[kəˈmɪt] vt

a. (crime, act) → commettere
to commit suicide → suicidarsi

b. to commit o.s. (to sth/to doing sth) → impegnarsi (in qc/nel fare qc)

c. (consign) to commit sth to sb's care → affidare qc a qn
to commit to memory → imparare a memoria
to commit to writing → mettere per iscritto
to commit sb for trial → rinviare qn a giudizio

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commit

(kəˈmit) – past tense past participle comˈmitted – verb

1. to perform; to do (especially something illegal). He committed the murder when he was drunk. begaan يَرْتَكِب извършвам cometer spáchat begehen begå διαπράττωcometer toime panema مرتکب شدن suorittaa commettre לְבָצֵע מָשֵהו שְׁלִילִי करना počiniti elkövet melakukan fremja commettere 犯す (죄 등을) 저지르다 įvykdyti, padaryti izdarīt melakukan begaanbegå popełniać ارتكاب كول: باور كول انتقالول، دجرم ارتكاب كول: وعده وركول: بندى كول cometer a comite, a să­vârşi совершать spáchať storiti, zakriviti počiniti begå, föröva ทำความผิด yapmak, işlemek 做(壞事)，犯法 вчиняти کرنا ، سر انجام دینا phạm phải 做（坏事），犯法

2. to hand over (a person) to an institution etc for treatment, safekeeping etc. committed to prison. toevertrou يودِعُ في السِّجْن поверявам entregar předat, odsoudit übergeben indlægge; indsætte κλείνω κπ. σε ίδρυμα κτλ. internar (kedagi) (kuhugi) toimetama تحویل دادن passittaa faire interner לְאַשפֵּז भेजना predati, izručiti átad memasukkan afhenda; setja í affidare 引き渡す (시설에) 수감하다 perduoti, patikėti nodot; ieslodzīt memasukkan laten opnemen, gevangen zettenovergi, innlegge powierzać, osadzać تحویل ورکول entregar a trimite помещать; заключать uväzniť zapreti uputiti överlämna, ta in ส่งให้ kapamak, yatırmak 將某人押送或移送至…，將某人移送收押監禁 ув'язнювати سپرد کرنا trao hoặc chuyển ai tới một nơi an toàn ��ể chữa trị 把...押交

3. to put (oneself) under a particular obligation. She has committed herself to looking after her dead brother's children till the age of 18. verbind يَلْتَزِم задължавам comprometer-se zavázat se sich verpflichten forpligte sig δεσμεύωcomprometerse (end) siduma مقید کردن؛ متعهد به انجام کاری کردن sitoutua s'engager לְחָייֵב वादा करना povjeriti, predati elkötelezi magát melibatkan skuldbinda (sig) impegnarsi 約束する 떠맡다 į(si)pareigoti uzņemties saistības menyerahkan op zich nemenforplikte, binde zobowiązywać się يو څوك د يو كار تر سره كولو ته اړ كول comprometer-se a se angaja (să) связать себя обязательствами zaviazať sa naložiti (si) dolžnost posvetiti se förbinda (åtaga) sig มีพันธะ kendini adamak, üstlenmek 使(自己)承諾 зв'язати себе зобов'язанням پابند ہونا cam kết 使作出保证

comˈmitment noun

obligation. She could not take the job because of family commitments. verpligtinge الْتِزام ангажимент compromisso závazek die Verpflichtung forpligtelse δέσμευση, υποχρέωσηcompromiso, obligación kohustus تعهد؛ قول sitoumus obligationמחויבות वादा obveza elkötelezettség kewajiban skuldbinding impegno 責任 일, 의무 pareiga, įsipareigojimas saistības tanggungan verplichtingforpliktelse, bindende avtalezobowiązanie اړتيا، مجبوريت، قيد تعهد compromisso obligaţie обязательство záväzok obveza obaveza åtagande, förpliktelse ความรับผิดชอบ yükümlülük, sorumluluk 所承擔的義務，承諾 зобов'язання پابندی ، مجبوری lời cam kết 所承担的义务，承诺

comˈmittal noun

the act of committing (to an institution). toewysing, aanbeveling إحالَةٌ إلى سِجْن أو مُؤسَّسه поверяване internamento uvěznění die Bindung, die Verpflichtung indlæggelse; fængsling εγκλεισμός σε ίδρυμα κτλ. reclusión (kuhugi) toimetamine تعهد passitus internement הַעֲבָרָה לְמוֹסָד व्यक्ति को जेल या मानसिक अस्पताल में भेजना upućivanje rábízás pemasukan fangelsun; innilokun á hæli carcerazione; internamento 収容 수감 perdavimas nodošana; ieslodzīšana pemasukkan opname, gevangenzettingkjennelse powierzenie ژمنه internamento arestare; internare помещение; заключение uväznenie izročitev slanje u zatvor överlämnande, häktning การให้สัญญา hapse atma, akıl hastanesine kapatma (işi) 收押 ув'язнення پابند ہونا sự tống giam 关押

comˈmitted adjective

pledged to do, or to support, something. He was committed to looking after his uncle; He is a committed socialist. betrokke, verbonde مُلْتَزِم بِ задължен empenhado zavázaný, angažovaný verpflichtet engagere sig ταγμένος comprometido, entregado pühendunud متعهد شده sitoutunut engagéמחויב वचनबद्ध, प्रतिबद्ध predan elkötelezett bersumpah skuldbundinn; staðfastur impegnato 献身した 약속한 pareigingas, atsidavęs nodevies; apsolījies; saistījies komited geëngageerd, toegewijdforpliktet, engasjert zobowiązany تعهد شوه empenhado devotat; dedicat (cuiva) преданный идее angažovaný zadolžen (za koga/kaj); privržen posvećen engagerad ซึ่งมีพันธะ kendini adamış 承諾的 той, що взяв на себе зобов'язання; відданий پابند ہونا tận tụy 承诺的

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commit

→ يَرْتَكِبُ spáchat begå begehen διαπράττω cometer tehdä rikos tai virhe commettre počiniti commettere 犯す 저지르다 begaan begå popełnić comprometer-se, perpretar совершать begå ให้คำมั่นสัญญา işlemek phạm phải 犯（罪）

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commit

v. cometer; [intern] internar, encerrar.

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