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We are committed to the ideal of equality. The prime minister has said that the government is committed to the preservation of the country's national interests. A committed socialist, he upheld the rights of the voiceless and the underprivileged. We are firmly committed to reducing unemployment.
The meaning of COMMITTED is placed in confinement (as in a mental institution). How to use committed in a sentence.
Synonyms for COMMITTED: pledged, engaged, promised, betrothed, affianced, spousal, wifely, married; Antonyms of COMMITTED: nonmarital, failed, slighted, slurred, skimped, reneged, kept, held.
Committed definition: bound or obligated to a person or thing, as by pledge or assurance; devoted. See examples of COMMITTED used in a sentence.
commit may express the general idea of delivering into another's charge or the special sense of transferring to a superior power or to a special place of custody. committed the felon to prison. entrust implies committing with trust and confidence. the president is entrusted with broad powers.
adjective. bound or obligated, as under a pledge to a particular cause, action, or attitude. “ committed church members”. “a committed Marxist”. synonyms: bound up, wrapped up. deeply devoted to. pledged, sworn. bound by or as if by an oath.
be committed to He was committed to prison for fraud. commit someone to something She was afraid doctors were going to commit her to a psychiatric institution . [ T ] law UK or Australian specialized , formal
Definition of committed adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
to bind or obligate oneself, as by pledge or assurance; devote or engage oneself to a person or thing: If he hasn’t committed after eight years, he’s never going to marry you. She is an athlete who commits to the highest standards.
1. dedicated, devoted, loyal, intent, faithful, devout, resolute, adherent, dutiful He said the government remained committed to attaining peace. 2. pledged, involved, promised, tied, engaged, obliged, duty-bound It would have meant cancelling several meetings which I was already committed to.
