commitcom‧mit /kəˈmɪt/ ●●● S2 W2 verb (past tense and past participle committed, present participle committing) 
Women commit fewer crimes than men.commit murder/rape/arson etc Brady committed a series of brutal murders.2commit suicide to kill yourself deliberately3commit adultery if a married person commits adultery, they have sex with someone who is not their husband or wife4say you will do something [intransitive, transitive] to say that someone will definitely do something or must do somethingcommit somebody to doing something He has clearly committed his government to continuing down the path of economic reform.commit somebody to something Meeting them doesn’t commit us to anything.commit yourself I’d committed myself and there was no turning back.commit yourself to (doing) something The banks have committed themselves to boosting profits by slashing costs.5relationship [intransitive, transitive] to give someone your love or support in a serious and permanent way: Anna wants to get married, but Bob’s not sure he wants to commit.commit to He has not yet committed to any of the candidates.6money/time [transitive] to decide to use money, time, people etc for a particular purposecommit something to something A lot of money has been committed to this project.7for trial [transitive] British English to send someone to be tried in a court of law: The two men were committed for trial at Bristol Crown Court.8prison/hospital [transitive] to order someone to be put in a hospital or prisoncommit somebody to something The judge committed him to prison for six months.9commit something to memory formal to learn something so that you remember it SYN memorize10commit something to paper formal to write something down → committedCOLLOCATIONSnounscommit a crime/offence· People who commit crimes end up in jail.commit murder/rape/fraud etc· The couple were accused of committing murder.commit a robbery· She later admitted committing the robbery.commit an act of violence/terrorism/aggression etc· Anyone committing an act of terrorism will be severely punished.commit treason (=the crime of being disloyal to your country)· He was accused of committing treason against the King of England.commit genocide (=the crime of attempting to kill a race of people)· In some countries, genocide is being committed every day.commit an atrocity (=commit a terrible and violent act)· During the civil war both sides committed numerous atrocities.commit a sin (=do something that is wrong according to your religion)· He confessed to having committed the sin of adultery.
WORD ORIGINcommit
Origin:
1300-1400 Latin committere, from com- ( ➔ COM-) + mittere ‘to send’VERB TABLE
commit
| Simple Form | ||
| Present | I, you, we, they | commit |
| he, she, it | commits | |
| Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | committed |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have committed |
| he, she, it | has committed | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had committed |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will commit |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have committed |
| Continuous Form | ||
| Present | I | am committing |
| he, she, it | is committing | |
| you, we, they | are committing | |
| Past | I, he, she, it | was committing |
| you, we, they | were committing | |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been committing |
| he, she, it | has been committing | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been committing |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be committing |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been committing |
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- Brady committed a series of brutal murders.
- Detectives believe that the crime was committed at around 7.30 pm.
- It now seems likely that Mason was sent to prison for an offence he never committed.
- Most violent crimes are committed by young men under the age of 25.
- She later claimed that she did not realize she was committing an offense.
- The murder must have been committed between 7 and 10pm.
- The state of Florida will commit $58 million for a new research facility.
- Women commit far fewer crimes than men.
- And when the priest came to commit poor old Eddy's body to the flames, Dyson felt something else.
- Baldwin, the poor schlemiel, is talked into committing a murder, which he botches badly.
- But she is not committed to this place anymore.
- Fernando wasn't married but he was committed.
- They have no evidence a crime was committed.
- What he ought to be sorry about is the crime Archer committed.
- What is the price tag for keeping decent, nonviolent people from having to commit the very act that Davis committed?
THESAURUS
to do something – used in the following phrases: do your work/homework etc: · It usually takes me a couple of hours to do my homework.do the shopping/cooking/washing etc: · She’s gone to the supermarket to do the shopping.do a test/experiment/some research: · The doctor did some tests.· Fraser spent some time in Egypt doing some archaeological research.· Scientists are doing research on two types of vaccine.do a course: · Have you decided which course you want to do at university?
to do something – used in the following phrases: make a speech: · The prince made a short speech.make a comment/suggestion/joke: · Can I make a suggestion?make a decision: · The committee will meet to make their final decision.make a mistake: · I think someone has made a mistake.
to do something – used in the following phrases: give a talk/speech/lecture: · They’ve asked him to give a talk.give a performance: · The band gave a brilliant performance.
to do something – used in the following phrases: take a test/exam: · Kate’s taking her driving test tomorrow.take a bath/shower: · I think I’ll go and take a shower.take a walk: · Normally, he took a walk in the evenings.
to do something that is a crime, especially a serious crime: commit a crime: · The crime was committed in the early hours of the morning.commit a robbery/murder etc: · Dixon later admitted committing the robbery.
to do something – used in the following phrases: carry out your work: · The violence is making it difficult for firefighters to carry out their work.carry out a task/duty: · He still managed to carry out his duties.carry out a survey/test/some research: · The hospital carries out research into skin diseases.carry out an operation: · The operation was carried out at a hospital in Paris.carry out a threat/promise: · They didn’t carry out their threat to kill the hostages.carry out somebody’s orders/instructions/wishes: · I’m sure I can rely on you to carry out my instructions.
to do something. Perform is more formal than carry out, and is used in the following phrases: perform a task/duty: · The job mostly involves performing administrative tasks.perform an operation: · A team of surgeons performed the operation.
to do something – used in the following phrases: conduct a survey/study/experiment: · They conducted a survey of approximately 2,000 people living in the area.conduct an inquiry/investigation: · The police are conducting an investigation into the cause of the fire.conduct an interview: · Knowing how to conduct a successful interview is a skill.conduct a campaign: · People were unimpressed by the way in which the election campaign was conducted.
to do your work or the things that you usually do, especially when something serious has happened: go about your work/business: · The next day she went about her business as if nothing had happened.
spoken especially British English to start doing something that you should have started already or to continue doing something that you stopped doing for a short time: · I need to get on with my homework.
spoken to be doing something that you think is probably bad, although you do not know exactly what it is: · I’m sure they’re up to something.· What’s Jake up to? He’s been upstairs in his room all day.
Longman Language Activatorto do something that is a crime: commit a crime/offence/murder etc do something that is a crime, especially a serious or violent crime: · Brady committed a series of brutal murders.· Women commit far fewer crimes than men.· It now seems likely that Mason was sent to prison for an offence he never committed.
to do something that is illegal: · I didn't realize that I was breaking the law.· Hamer acknowledges that what he did was wrong, but denies breaking the law.· Should journalists ever break the law in order to get a story?
to get into a situation in which you are blamed or punished for doing something illegal: · Logue got into trouble for drug violations.get into trouble with: · When he was a teenager, Wayne got into a lot of trouble with the police.
to begin a way of life that involves crime: · He claims that when he could not find work, he was forced to turn to crime.· Kramer said that he turned to crime in a bid to pay off his debts.
if someone has a criminal record, they have been found guilty of a crime in the past, and this information is officially recorded by the police or the courts: · A background check confirmed that he had a criminal record.· Loman has a lengthy criminal record.
to do something that is bad or wrong informal if someone is up to something they are probably doing something bad, but you do not know exactly what: · I know he's lying - what do you think he's up to?be up to something: · The kids have been whispering and giggling all day - I think they're up to something.be up to no good (=be doing something bad): · She was beginning to suspect that the handsome stranger was up to no good.
British to do something that other people disapprove of, especially because you think it is funny or because you enjoy it: · She peeped into the bedroom to see what mischief her grandson was getting up to.· When we were students, we used to get up to all sorts of things.
to do something that is a crime, especially a serious crime: commit a crime/murder/robbery etc: · Women commit far fewer crimes than men.· The murder must have been committed between 7 and 10pm.
to do something that you enjoy, even though there is a reason you should not do it: · I was downtown, so I decided to indulge in a little shopping.· Most people indulge in harmless fantasies to relieve the boredom of their lives.
to do something that you know is morally wrong because you think it is the only way that you can achieve what you want to achieve: · "She even tried to get him fired." "I can't believe she'd stoop to that."stoop to doing something: · They ended up stooping to hair-pulling and name-calling.· His lawyers even stooped to using the children to gain public sympathy.
to do something that is illegal · If you break the law, you must expect to be punished.· You're breaking the law if you drive without wearing a seat belt.· In many cases, people who have been released from prison will break the law again.
: commit a crime/an offence/burglary/murder etc to do something that is a crime, or that is a particular type of crime: · Detectives believe that the crime was committed at around 7.30 pm.· Most violent crimes are committed by young men under the age of 25.· She later claimed that she did not realize she was committing an offense.
if something a company or government does contravenes a particular law, it breaks that law, especially unintentionally - used especially in legal or official contexts: · Penalties for contravening the laws on food hygiene have been increased.· Any interference in one country's domestic affairs by another country contravenes the UN charter.
to do something that is not allowed by the rules of an organization, game etc: · Any student caught breaking the school rules was immediately sent to the Principal.break the rules on: · Athletes can be fined thousands of dollars for breaking the rules on steroid use.
to break a law, especially one that protects someone's rights: · If a teacher makes copies of software for students, he or she is infringing copyright.· Arrangements for widow's pensions infringed laws on equal pay and treatment.
to learn something so that you can remember it exactly to learn facts, words, or numbers, especially at school, so that you can remember them exactly: · What songs have you learnt at school, then?· I'm going to try to learn 12 new words each week.· Do you think you can learn this tune for Friday's performance?learn something (off) by heart (=learn something so that you can repeat it exactly without reading it): · We had to learn a lot of poetry by heart when we were children.· Dad taught us a Sanskrit prayer, and we had to learn it off by heart and say it every day. learn your lines (=learn the words that you have to say in a play): · I've been trying to learn my lines, but I haven't gotten very far.learn something by rote (=to learn something by repeating it without having to understand it, especially in a class): · The guide sounded as if he had learnt his speech by rote.· If you have a good memory you can learn things by rote, but can you apply it in practice?
also memorise British to learn numbers or words so well that you can remember them exactly: · Don't write your password down, memorize it.· He was only four when he memorized Martin Luther King's 'I have a dream' speech.· I recited the poem she had asked me to memorize.
formal to learn something, especially something long, so that you remember every word or detail of it: · Some really dedicated fans have committed entire passages of the movie to memory. · Sometimes, conductors have to commit complete scores to memory.
to promise something to tell someone that you will definitely do something that they want you to do or expect you to do: · "I can't take you to the beach today, after all." "But you promised!"promise (that): · Hurry up, we promised we wouldn't be late this time.· Richardson apologized and promised that appropriate action would be taken to fix the problem.promise to do something: · The government had promised to investigate the cause of the accident.promise somebody (that): · I promised the kids I'd take them to a movie.promise somebody something (=promise to give someone something): · I promised Jamie a ride to school this morning.
to tell someone that something will definitely happen or is definitely true, so that they are less worried or more confident: assure somebody (that): · The doctor assured me that I wouldn't feel any pain.· The airline has assured travellers there will be no further delays.
to promise someone very seriously and sincerely that you will do something: · Campus officials had given her their word. There was to be a raise in salary each year.give sb your word (that): · I've given him my word that we'll take care of the house like it was ours.give somebody your word of honour/honor: · He had given her his word of honor that he would respect her wishes.
to make a very serious promise, especially publicly or in a law court: swear (that): · During the ceremony you swear that you will serve the country loyally.swear to somebody (that): · I swore to myself that I'd never do anything like it again.swear to do something: · Do you swear to tell the truth?swear allegiance (=promise to be loyal to a country): · New citizens are asked to swear allegiance during the citizenship ceremony.
to firmly promise something, especially to yourself - used especially in literature: vow to do something: · Ben vowed to avenge his mother's death.vow (that): · Daley vowed that the Police Department would be reformed.
to promise that something will happen or be provided, because you are going to make sure of this: · The king had guaranteed our safety on our journey.guarantee (that): · We guarantee that you won't lose your jobs when the company is taken over.· I can't guarantee the plan will work, but I'll give it a try.guarantee somebody something (=guarantee to give someone something): · The first emigrants to Canada were guaranteed 200 acres of land each.
to promise to do something that will take a long time or involve a lot of effort: · Young people still need to learn how to commit to a job and have goals for themselves.commit to to do something: · The organization needs volunteers who can commit to work four hours a week.
to publicly or officially promise to give help, support, or money to an organization, group, or person: pledge to do something: · Many rock stars have pledged to support the campaign to save the rainforests.pledge something to somebody: · The government has pledged £500,000 worth of aid to the drought- stricken area.pledge support/money/help etc: · Britain has pledged £1.3 million to the UN for refugee work.· The U.S. has pledged aid to the country.pledge allegiance (=promise to be loyal to a country): · Should new citizens of Canada pledge allegiance to the queen of Great Britain?
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COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRYnouns She had committed adultery on several occasions. Richter is accused of committing treason against the state.
· People who commit crimes end up in jail.
· The couple were accused of committing murder.
· She later admitted committing the robbery.
· Anyone committing an act of terrorism will be severely punished.
(=the crime of being disloyal to your country)· He was accused of committing treason against the King of England.
(=the crime of attempting to kill a race of people)· In some countries, genocide is being committed every day.
(=commit a terrible and violent act)· During the civil war both sides committed numerous atrocities.
(=do something that is wrong according to your religion)· He confessed to having committed the sin of adultery.
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES formal (=do something wrong or illegal)· Anyone committing an illegal act deserves to be punished.
She had committed adultery on several occasions.· She admitted to committing the assault.
(=believe in an aim very strongly)· We are committed to the cause of racial justice.
· Most crime is committed by young men.
formal (=make an error, especially a serious one)· He knew he had committed a grave error of judgement.
(=do very bad or immoral things, especially hurting or killing people in an unacceptable way)· The excesses committed by a small number of soldiers have ruined the regiment's good name.
(=believe in it strongly)· Everyone in the party is committed to the same socialist ideals.
formal (=make yourself remember something)· I've already committed his name to memory.
(=murder someone)· Whoever had committed these murders had planned them carefully.
(=do something that is against the law)· He had committed the offence of dangerous driving.
· He has committed a grave sin.
(=kill yourself)· Most people who commit suicide have had depressive illnesses.
· Detectives took us to the place where the theft had been committed.
Richter is accused of committing treason against the state.· Several soldiers were suspected of committing human rights violations.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB· Urban Programme cash totalling £700,000 is already committed to the scheme, due to start in the summer.· It needed a two-sided commitment and, willingly or not, Niall was already committed, to another woman.· By now I have already committed myself to so much, he wrote.· By the time Gloucester arrived in London the council had already committed a considerable amount of money.
· The Labour party is fully committed to health promotion and prevention care.· She makes her evolution, from neutral to fully committed, a credible, touching experience.· Yet most existing fundholders find they do not have the available money as their management fees are fully committed within their practices.· Throughout life you need to be fully committed to each course of action.· But he complains that I give him the impression that I am holding back and am not fully committed.· But never fully committed to the program, the government soon abandoned it.· We are fully committed to reinvigorating the economy of west Cornwall.· Dan Holloway how-ever was fully committed to the effort he led.
· He will resign if he is forced to accept an unrealistic budget he can not commit to.· Himself, because alone of them all, he knew what he was committed to.· And not quite in keeping with the positive approach she was committed to.
NOUN· It is often said that an assault can be committed only by an act and that an omission is not sufficient.· On his eighteenth birthday, his parents had believed it necessary to commit the act that would decisively save their only child.· On 21 September 1982 Mr. Dennis committed an act of bankruptcy by failing to comply with the requirements of a bankruptcy notice.· For a submariner, he had committed a grievous act -- mixing alcohol with duty.· He had committed an act of bankruptcy and a petition had been presented.· What is the price tag for keeping decent, nonviolent people from having to commit the very act that Davis committed?· The Court of Appeal allowed the appellant's appeal against conviction of committing an act of gross indecency.· He was eventually convicted of committing an injurious act, a misdemeanor, police said.
· Now that the partisans were well organized in the Province of Parma they committed many acts of sabotage.· The decisions of individual men and women to commit bad acts is what causes crime.· Deny the humanity of any man - even when he commits inhuman acts - and you diminish your own.· Dark Elf raiders have committed innumerable acts of piracy.· Male speaker Saboteurs are people who commit wilful acts of damage.
· Is it not astounding that half of all crime in Britain is committed by people under the age of 21?· It is by now well known that about half of all violent crime is committed by and against blacks.· And works of art to create, and games to play, and centuries to remember, and crimes to commit.· Patsy Kensit plays a clairvoyant cop who sees in her mind bits and pieces of crimes before they are committed.· Lawyers said there was confusion about the charges and the crime committed.· They have no evidence a crime was committed.· Of course, corporate crime is actually carried out by individuals; organisations can not themselves plan and commit crimes.· Yet investigators maintained that a crime had been committed and Moon should be held accountable.
· He had committed a grave error in lending his approval, together with that of the Church he represented, to the Exhibition.· He watched Offerman commit 139 errors, including a major-league high 35 last season in 115 games.· On this point it seems that the Literary Digest Poll and others committed two errors.· He also committed 27 errors -- second in the league -- but many were due to inexperience.· He also commits the cardinal error of underestimating his audience.· Gagne has committed 40 errors over the last three seasons.· Between them the two women served 27 double-faults and committed 124 unforced errors.· And he committed just 15 errors.
· The government is committed to reducing sulphur dioxide emissions by 60 percent to their 1980 levels by 2005.· In 1980, however, the government committed itself to meeting standards by 1985.· Funds from government departments committed to trade and employment fuel their conversations.· The Government are committed to sustaining the momentum of parliamentary reform.· For a government committed to radical change, they had a number of disadvantages.· Mr. Maclean I assure the hon. Gentleman that the Government are committed to a policy of informative labelling.· The government was committed to further major reductions in defence spending.
· However, invariably, it is not only bad experiences of learning that are committed to memory.· The former I destroyed before entering the port of Vera Cruz, having committed it to memory.· In theory this sounds quite unrealistic but the worker is reassured that none of these topics need be committed to memory.· The second man looked hard at Jean-Pierre, as if committing his face to memory.
· I had gritted my teeth during the tales of murder and mayhem committed by drunken hoodlums from north Belfast.· The Gamester also ended tragically when Beverly, a gambler, falsely accused of murder, committed suicide by taking poison.· Jay Kelly Pinkerton was sentenced to death in Texas for a murder committed when he was 17 years old.· Last week Virginia executed two young men, both in their 20s, for murders that they committed when they were 17.· They would never forget that for a week they had imagined the act of murder had been committed.· Somewhere down in the depths, he felt certain, lay Marius Steen's gun, thrown away after the murder was committed.· Lamech takes two wives, and boasts to them of the murder he has committed, outdoing Cain.· There's only a possibility that the two murders were committed by the same person.
· A youngster may have committed the offence only once.· Did W commit an offence under section 1?· So long as the defendant does not communicate his intention, he commits no offence.· Any civil servant who talks to his or her spouse about work would be committing an offence.· In three months he hasn't committed a single offence.· If defendants decide to commit an offence, they must take the consequences.· Have X, Y or Z committed an offence?· The question is: have they on those facts alone committed an offence?
· But a constable in uniform may arrest anybody found committing any of the offences under section 12, 13 and 14.· She said that he committed both offences to feed his addiction to gaming machines.· Two who were released, were later recalled, even though they had committed no further offences.· Will people admit to having committed criminal offences, even if they are guaranteed confidentiality?· Let us think rather of a twin track approach, in which custody is reserved for those who commit serious offences.· He had denied committing the offences involving children between the ages of four and 14 between January 1989 and June 1992.· It may be added, of course, that most of those who drink alcohol do not commit offences of violence thereafter.· He said he'd committed two awful offences.
· The writer appeared to have been so anxious to commit the message to paper that the conventional opening had been dispensed with.· He has three other plays sketched out in his mind but not yet committed to paper.· In another informative paper, Heaney argues that special collection development policies should be committed to paper.· The decision was probably being committed to paper at this very moment, so that was that.· The dynamic is lost in the process of committing them to paper.· Unlike many top executives, he doesn't believe in committing thorny issues to paper.
· We also know how deeply a person is committed to certain intellectual concepts.· He who valued life so much to enter it in the form of a human person must be committed to its survival.· The killing of children, deliberately targeted-what kind of a person could commit such an act?· They had wide powers to arrest persons suspected of committing such crimes as theft, burglary, and serious assault.
· Over 20 days, Jacobs methodically developed his theory that Davis kidnapped Polly with the intent of committing rape.· Juveniles 15 and older committing rape or forcible assault are named prominently in offenses automatically transferred to adult court.
· Luke O'Malley had committed the unforgivable sin - he had informed on his friends.· I, too, must have lived several lives through the ages and committed enormous sins.· The possibility that he had committed a sin but no murder.· Father Maier, he continued, was committing that sin.· It's fairly entertaining to watch but commits the cardinal sin of not identifying individual players.· Gough has not committed a heinous sin in Kurunegala.· She has committed several sins, greed and gluttony being high on the list.· Or the image of the Fallen, those who have committed the sin of idolatry?
· Finally, she told him if he sent her home she'd commit suicide.· She was careful to die alone so that no one could be accused of helping her commit suicide.· He did not commit suicide because he had no patent and had reaped no rewards.· Of those who commit suicide, 60 percent suffer from clinical depression, Quinnett claims.· A gunman wearing a hunting outfit killed 13 people at the University of Montreal yesterday before committing suicide.· She was still holding the newspaper clipping about the woman who committed suicide when her son failed his college entrance exam.· For almost two years detectives maintained that Mr Menson, who had a history of mental illness, had committed suicide.· A friend of mine, Peter Quigley, committed suicide last night.
· The defendants were committed for trial at Mold Crown Court.· Later, these too were taken away, and it could only commit for trial by a jury.· Read in studio A man charged with murdering his wife more than twenty years ago has been committed for trial.· Today at Cirencester magistrates court, John Gore, bearded with a long ponytail, was committed for trial at Crown court.· Read in studio A man accused of dumping poisonous waste in a brook has been committed for Crown Court trial.· Despite that conflict of evidence for the Crown, the case was committed for trial.
PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY
- Some really dedicated fans have committed entire passages of the movie to memory.
- Sometimes, conductors have to commit complete scores to memory.
- The former I destroyed before entering the port of Vera Cruz, having committed it to memory.
- The second man looked hard at Jean-Pierre, as if committing his face to memory.
- What you must now do is commit the words to memory and take twenty cards from the pack.
- But there is a limit to which governments at any level wish to, or can, commit policies to paper.
- The dynamic is lost in the process of committing them to paper.
- The writer appeared to have been so anxious to commit the message to paper that the conventional opening had been dispensed with.
- Unlike many top executives, he doesn't believe in committing thorny issues to paper.
- Isaacs denied trying to help his brother commit suicide.
- After the cremains were found last June in a collapsed storage locker, Vieira committed suicide.
- But Grundberg committed suicide June 22, 1994.
- Elaine Blond observed that he had committed suicide by stages.
- I have tried to commit suicide many times, but I couldn't do it.
- Only by restoring his muscle spasm had he been able to conquer the impulse to commit suicide.
- The Gamester also ended tragically when Beverly, a gambler, falsely accused of murder, committed suicide by taking poison.
- The Minister of Law and Order denied any police responsibility and suggested that many of those who died had committed suicide.
- The second time, like the first, no one could say for certain she had been trying to commit suicide.
- A Inc., has been Baccused of mishandling church funds and committing adultery.
- Had the woman committed adultery or not? they wondered.
- He'd committed adultery with the wife of the local steward - the land agent for the lord of the manor.
- Men or women convicted of drinking alcohol or committing adultery may be lashed in public 100 times.
- One obvious example is the almost universal ban against committing adultery with another man s wife.
- Sexy young blond women, both committing adultery, turn up as victims early on.
- Smith admits he did wrong by committing adultery with the wife of a Marine sergeant, while the enlisted man was overseas.
WORD FAMILYadjectivenoncommitalcommitted ≠ uncommittednouncommitmentverbcommit
1crime [transitive] to do something wrong or illegal: Women commit fewer crimes than men.commit murder/rape/arson etc Brady committed a series of brutal murders.2commit suicide to kill yourself deliberately3commit adultery if a married person commits adultery, they have sex with someone who is not their husband or wife4say you will do something [intransitive, transitive] to say that someone will definitely do something or must do somethingcommit somebody to doing something He has clearly committed his government to continuing down the path of economic reform.commit somebody to something Meeting them doesn’t commit us to anything.commit yourself I’d committed myself and there was no turning back.commit yourself to (doing) something The banks have committed themselves to boosting profits by slashing costs.5relationship [intransitive, transitive] to give someone your love or support in a serious and permanent way: Anna wants to get married, but Bob’s not sure he wants to commit.commit to He has not yet committed to any of the candidates.6money/time [transitive] to decide to use money, time, people etc for a particular purposecommit something to something A lot of money has been committed to this project.7for trial [transitive] British English to send someone to be tried in a court of law: The two men were committed for trial at Bristol Crown Court.8prison/hospital [transitive] to order someone to be put in a hospital or prisoncommit somebody to something The judge committed him to prison for six months.9commit something to memory formal to learn something so that you remember it SYN memorize10commit something to paper formal to write something down → committedCOLLOCATIONSnounscommit a crime/offence· People who commit crimes end up in jail.commit murder/rape/fraud etc· The couple were accused of committing murder.commit a robbery· She later admitted committing the robbery.commit an act of violence/terrorism/aggression etc· Anyone committing an act of terrorism will be severely punished.commit treason (=the crime of being disloyal to your country)· He was accused of committing treason against the King of England.commit genocide (=the crime of attempting to kill a race of people)· In some countries, genocide is being committed every day.commit an atrocity (=commit a terrible and violent act)· During the civil war both sides committed numerous atrocities.commit a sin (=do something that is wrong according to your religion)· He confessed to having committed the sin of adultery.