Words / B1

k-uh-MIT/kəˈmɪt/

Commit has two B1 lives. Commit a crime / a mistake is do something serious (usually bad). Commit to a plan or commit yourself to practising is promise fully. Learners mix it with submit (hand in work). Commitment is the noun: a strong commitment to quality. Committed is a useful adjective for people who care.

Meaning

To promise to do something, or to do a crime.

Examples

• “She committed to practising every day.”
• “The police said he had committed no crime.”
• “The team committed itself to a new strategy.”

Good to know

commit a crime. commit to + noun/-ing. Noun: commitment.

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