committed
- 01 B2 Upper Intermediate
adj.loyal and willing to give your time and energy to something you believe in.
adj.demonstrating a strong dedication or loyalty to a specific cause, activity, or person.
Simple“She is a committed teacher who stays late every day to help her students.”
In context“The organisation is looking for committed volunteers who can pledge at least ten hours a week to the conservation project.”
UsageOften followed by the preposition 'to' and a noun or gerund.
Antonyms - 02 B2 Upper Intermediate
adj.being in a long-term, exclusive relationship with a partner.
adj.involved in an exclusive and long-term romantic relationship.
Simple“They have been in a committed relationship for over five years.”
In context“While many of his friends preferred casual dating, he was searching for a committed partner to start a family with.”
- 03 B2 Upper Intermediate
v.the past tense of 'commit', used when someone did something wrong or made a firm promise.
v.the past tense and past participle of 'commit', referring to the execution of an act or the making of a binding pledge.
Simple“The police caught the man who committed the robbery last week.”
In context“Once the company committed the funds to the new research facility, there was no possibility of reversing the board's decision.”
UsageCommonly collocates with 'crime', 'suicide', or 'funds'.
PitfallHe committed a mistake in the report. He made a mistake in the report.In English, you 'commit' crimes or sins, but you 'make' mistakes.
Usage committed to maintaining · committed to ensuring · committed any of the crimes
“The UK, they added, was "committed to providing the equipment Ukraine needs to defend itself against [Russian President Vladimir] Putin's illegal invasion".”
“Who committed this murder – if it even is a murder?”