commit

[US]/kəˈmɪt/
[UK]/kəˈmɪt/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vt. to carry out or perpetrate (a crime); to entrust or consign oneself to; to deliver

Phrases & Collocations

commit oneself

commit suicide

commit crime

commit murder

Example Sentences

commit to a decision

commit to a relationship

commit to a goal

commit to a plan

commit to a project

commit to a course of action

commit to improving oneself

commit to a strategy

Real-world Examples

So we know that the person has committed a crime.

Source: CNN 10 Student English February 2020 Compilation

Russian investigators believed that Alexander Protopopov committed highway robbery.

Source: BBC Listening February 2016 Collection

Our manufactures are fully committed at the moment.

Source: Foreign Trade English Topics King

Information is sparse. Rumours abound. Has Gamelin committed suicide? No.

Source: The Apocalypse of World War II

But that wasn't the only crime that Cohen committed.

Source: CNN 10 Student English December 2018 Collection

The Trump administration has not committed to doing that.

Source: NPR News August 2019 Collection

You people act like you've committed a murder!

Source: Anime news

Twenty years ago African governments committed to eradicate polio.

Source: VOA Standard English - Health

It turned out that I didn't commit it.

Source: Idol speaks English fluently.

UNICEF said it hopes the summits will be committed to children.

Source: VOA Special September 2016 Collection

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