/kəˈmɪt/
Translation
To do something wrong or against the law. "Commit" also means to promise to do something.
Word origin
From Latin committere, to bring together or hand over.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- committere
- English cognates
- commitment, committee
Grammar
Examples
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"Commit" goes with words like "crime" and "murder".
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The past form is "committed", with two ts.
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"Commit to" means to promise to do something.
Used in
Grammar articles
(4)Future continuous and future perfect in English: will be doing vs will have done
Hedging and vague language in English: sort of, a bit, -ish, stuff and or so
Reporting verbs in English: admit, deny, suggest, promise, and the pattern welded to each one
The subjunctive and the unreal past in English: I suggest he go, if I were you, and it's time we left
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