committedcom‧mit‧ted /kəˈmɪtɪd/ ●○○ adjective 
The party has a core of committed supporters.committed to We are fully committed to Equal Opportunity policies.COLLOCATIONSadverbsfully/totally/wholly committed· Both sides claim to be fully committed to the peace process.deeply/strongly/firmly committed· He was deeply committed to his faith.passionately/fiercely committed (=in a way that you feel very strongly)· We are all passionately committed to our work in Africa.politically/ideologically committed· They were ideologically committed to democratic principles.emotionally committed· As a couple, they were emotionally committed to one another.irrevocably committed formal (=in a way that cannot be changed)· By now the Americans were irrevocably committed to the war.verbsremain committed· The government remained committed to the treaty.become committed· They became committed Christians.feel committed· I never really felt committed to the job.nounsa committed supporter· He remains a committed supporter of the present government.a committed member of something· She is a committed member of the Scottish Socialist Party.a committed Christian/Muslim/pacifist etc· They consider themselves to be committed Christians.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- Edinburgh sees itself as a university of the new millennium, committed to research and teaching.
- John is a very committed student.
- Tanzania is a country committed to building socialism in the long term.
- The company looks for highly committed people, who are willing to study for further professional qualifications in their own time.
- As committed feminists they feel that feminism can greatly assist the professional mental health worker.
- But it will be desperately close as two exceptionally committed sides bid to keep their championship season alive.
- It is unlike that of any politician, environmentalist or businessman, however committed and well intentioned they may be.
- The Sprint service provides a committed information rate, guaranteeing a minimum sustained throughput.
- There are many experiences which can sensitise and inform committed work.
Longman Language Activatorsomeone who works hard
· Colleagues described him as a quiet, hardworking young man.· She's not our best employee, but at least she's hardworking.· Unfortunately, the school has just lost two of its best and most hardworking teachers.
someone who wants to work all the time and who cannot relax when they are not working: · Steve's doing a sixty-hour week at the moment - I never realized he could be such a workaholic.· Selling is a career that seems to attract workaholics.
someone who is industrious works hard and effectively: · Most of the students I knew at college were serious and industrious.· The Omanis are industrious people, striving to make their country prosperous.
someone who is dedicated works very hard at something because they care about it a lot, even though the job is difficult or does not earn them much money: · Janie's a wonderful nurse - completely dedicated.· The lifeboat service is run by a team of dedicated volunteers.dedicated to: · The group is dedicated to the conservation of the environment.dedicated to doing something: · Worknet has a staff of 28 people, dedicated to assisting the community in their search for employment or training.dedicated sportsman/gardener etc (=someone who is dedicated to their sport, gardening etc): · As a dedicated sportsman, Steven trained every day of the week.
if a person, organization, or country is committed to a particular job or idea, they really believe in it and want it to succeed, and are willing to work very hard to achieve this: committed to: · Edinburgh sees itself as a university of the new millennium, committed to research and teaching.committed to doing something: · Tanzania is a country committed to building socialism in the long term.highly committed: · The company looks for highly committed people, who are willing to study for further professional qualifications in their own time.
someone who is studious likes to spend their time reading and studying in order to be more successful at school, college etc: · Francis didn't bother with clothes or make-up. She was an extremely serious and studious young girl.· Angus's round glasses made him look studious.
British /grind American informal someone who spends too much time studying: · Everyone else in the class hated him because they thought he was a real swot.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRYadverbs She had committed adultery on several occasions.
· Both sides claim to be fully committed to the peace process.
· He was deeply committed to his faith.
(=in a way that you feel very strongly)· We are all passionately committed to our work in Africa.
· They were ideologically committed to democratic principles.
· As a couple, they were emotionally committed to one another.
formal (=in a way that cannot be changed)· By now the Americans were irrevocably committed to the war.
verbs· The government remained committed to the treaty.
· They became committed Christians.
· I never really felt committed to the job.
nouns· He remains a committed supporter of the present government.
· She is a committed member of the Scottish Socialist Party.
· They consider themselves to be committed Christians.
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES She had committed adultery on several occasions. (=believe in an aim very strongly)· We are committed to the cause of racial justice.
(=believe in it strongly)· Everyone in the party is committed to the same socialist ideals.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB· I think he was employed by the park authorities to scare away all but the most committed.· But the thriller element does no damage to the message and helps the story along for even the most committed viewer.
NOUN· Both parents were committed members of the Plymouth Brethren.· They wished to change the rules and require the politically committed members to contract in.· Throughout his life he was a committed member of the Church of Ireland, giving generously to local charities.
· A man who had been living on his own committed suicide.· Hoffman, after a colorful career as an activist for various causes, committed suicide.· In a well publicised case a patient recently committed suicide while under the care of a clinical ecologist.· I ... sort of ... committed suicide.· A girl in the soap opera committed suicide with them.· Marshal Sergei Akhromeyev, chief military adviser to Gorbachev, committed suicide on Aug. 24.· One of the arrested men subsequently committed Suicide.· The defence claimed Mrs Armstrong could have taken the poison herself and committed suicide.
WORD FAMILYadjectivenoncommitalcommitted ≠ uncommittednouncommitmentverbcommit
willing to work very hard at something SYN dedicated: The party has a core of committed supporters.committed to We are fully committed to Equal Opportunity policies.COLLOCATIONSadverbsfully/totally/wholly committed· Both sides claim to be fully committed to the peace process.deeply/strongly/firmly committed· He was deeply committed to his faith.passionately/fiercely committed (=in a way that you feel very strongly)· We are all passionately committed to our work in Africa.politically/ideologically committed· They were ideologically committed to democratic principles.emotionally committed· As a couple, they were emotionally committed to one another.irrevocably committed formal (=in a way that cannot be changed)· By now the Americans were irrevocably committed to the war.verbsremain committed· The government remained committed to the treaty.become committed· They became committed Christians.feel committed· I never really felt committed to the job.nounsa committed supporter· He remains a committed supporter of the present government.a committed member of something· She is a committed member of the Scottish Socialist Party.a committed Christian/Muslim/pacifist etc· They consider themselves to be committed Christians.