committed
adj. · v.-
1 dedicated and loyal (adj.) B2 Upper Intermediateloyal and willing to give your time and energy to something you believe in.
demonstrating a strong dedication or loyalty to a specific cause, activity, or person.
ExampleShe is a committed teacher who stays late every day to help her students.
ExampleThe 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.
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2 in a serious relationship (adj.) B2 Upper Intermediatebeing in a long-term, exclusive relationship with a partner.
involved in an exclusive and long-term romantic relationship.
ExampleThey have been in a committed relationship for over five years.
ExampleWhile many of his friends preferred casual dating, he was searching for a committed partner to start a family with.
- single
- unattached
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3 did something (past tense) (v.) B2 Upper Intermediatethe past tense of 'commit', used when someone did something wrong or made a firm promise.
the past tense and past participle of 'commit', referring to the execution of an act or the making of a binding pledge.
ExampleThe police caught the man who committed the robbery last week.
ExampleOnce 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.