commitment
Pluralcommitments
- 1A promise to do something later, like helping a friend or going to a meeting.
Like promising a friend you will come to their party, now they expect you.
She gave her commitment to help with the school fair.
You should not break your commitment to your team.
Similarpromise, pledge, undertaking, obligation, vow
- 2A strong feeling of being loyal to a person, a group, or a plan.
Like a strong rope that holds you close to the people and plans you love.
His commitment to his family kept him working two jobs.
The volunteers showed deep commitment to the cause, returning week after week.
Similardedication, devotion, loyalty, allegiance
- 3The state of having already promised your time or your help to someone or something.
Because of his commitment to the project, he could not take the trip.
Her weekends are full because of her commitment to the choir.
Similarobligation, contract
- 4The quality of caring deeply about what you do and working hard at it.
Like a gardener who waters the plants every day, even when it is hard.
Coaches love her because she shows real commitment at every practice.
It takes commitment to learn a new language as an adult.
Similardedication, devotion, determination, resolve
Oppositeapathy, indifference
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- 5The act of being locked away in a place such as a jail or a hospital for mental illness.
After his commitment, he spent six months locked in the state hospital.
During her commitment in the county jail, she wrote letters home every week.
Similarconfinement, detention
- 6A promise to pay money or to owe money at a later time.
Their commitment to pay for the car starts when they sign the papers.
His commitment to repay the loan begins next year, after he finishes school.
Similarobligation, pledge
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- 7The act of putting someone or something into another person's care or keeping.
The commitment of the class pet to Maria for the summer was the teacher's idea.
The commitment of the old family photos to the library's care kept them safe.
Similarconsignment, entrustment, transfer
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- 8An official order sending someone to prison or to a hospital for mental illness.
The judge signed the order for his commitment to the state prison.
Her commitment to the hospital came only after a court hearing.
Similarcommittal, confinement
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- 9The act of doing something wrong, such as a crime or a serious mistake.
His commitment of the theft was caught on camera.
Her commitment of the error went unnoticed for weeks.
Similarcommission, perpetration
Less common meaning
- 10The act of sending a planned law to a small group of lawmakers who study it first.
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Origin
From the word "commit" plus the ending "-ment".