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commitment en · NOUN

Pronunciation

(Southern-England) audio
/kəˈmɪtmɪnt/ (Canada)
/kəˈmɪtmənt/

Etymology

From commit + -ment.

Meanings

(countable, uncountable) The act or an instance of committing, putting in charge, keeping, or trust, especially: ▸ The act of sending a legislative bill to committee for review.
(countable, uncountable) The act or an instance of committing, putting in charge, keeping, or trust, especially: ▸ Official consignment sending a person to prison or a mental health institution.
(countable, uncountable) Promise or agreement to do something in the future, especially
(countable, uncountable) Promise or agreement to do something in the future, especially: ▸ Act of assuming a financial obligation at a future date.
(countable, uncountable) Being bound emotionally or intellectually to a course of action or to another person or persons.
(countable, uncountable) The trait of sincerity and focused purpose.
- Citizenship in the original Greek concept was not simply the granting of rights to do as one pleased; it also demanded a commitment to serve the interests of the many via personal sacrifice. 2020 November 23, Charles Hugh Smith, Why I'm Hopeful About 2021:
(countable, uncountable) Perpetration as in a crime or mistake.
(countable, uncountable) State of being pledged or engaged.
(countable, uncountable) The act of being locked away, such as in an institution for the mentally ill or in jail.

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Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
commitments	Number=Plur		lexicographic

Translations (148)

ru приве́рженность (being bound emotionally/intellectually) · de Zusage (promise or agreement to do something in the future) · uk зобов'я́зання (promise or agreement to do something in the future) · it dedizione (act or instance of committing, putting in charge, keeping, or trust) · he מחויבות (being bound emotionally/intellectually) · pl umieszczenie (official consignment sending a person to prison or a mental health institution) · pl skazanie (official consignment sending a person to prison or a mental health institution) · ru обяза́тельство (promise or agreement to do something in the future) · bg обвързаност (being bound emotionally/intellectually) · fi sitoutuminen (being bound emotionally/intellectually) · id komitmen (promise or agreement to do something in the future) · es compromiso (promise or agreement to do something in the future) · be абавяза́цельства (act or instance of committing, putting in charge, keeping, or trust) · de Verbindlichkeit (promise or agreement to do something in the future) · cmn 信奉 (trait of sincerity and focused purpose) · pt promessa (promise or agreement to do something in the future) · ca compromís (act or instance of committing, putting in charge, keeping, or trust) · mi ngākau titikaha (trait of sincerity and focused purpose) · he אשפוז (official consignment sending a person to prison or a mental health institution) · bg извършване (perpetration, as in crime or a mistake) · de Einsatz (act or instance of committing, putting in charge, keeping, or trust) · nl inzet (act or instance of committing, putting in charge, keeping, or trust) · de Obligo (promise or agreement to do something in the future) · hi प्रतिबद्धता (promise or agreement to do something in the future) · mi ngākaunui (being bound emotionally/intellectually) · it impegno (act or instance of committing, putting in charge, keeping, or trust) · fi syyllistyminen (perpetration, as in crime or a mistake) · it impegno (promise or agreement to do something in the future) · he התחייבות (act of assuming a financial obligation) · pl zobowiązanie (act or instance of committing, putting in charge, keeping, or trust) · pt compromisso (promise or agreement to do something in the future) · no overlating (act or instance of committing, putting in charge, keeping, or trust) · nl verbintenis (being bound emotionally/intellectually) · fi sitoutuneisuus (trait of sincerity and focused purpose) · ru обяза́тельство (state of being pledged or engaged) · fi sitoutuminen (act of assuming a financial obligation) · es promesa (promise or agreement to do something in the future) · pl oddanie (state of being pledged or engaged) · ar التزام (promise or agreement to do something in the future) · de Engagement (perpetration, as in crime or a mistake) · pt compromisso (state of being pledged or engaged) · de Einstandspflicht (trait of sincerity and focused purpose) · he התחייבות (act or instance of committing, putting in charge, keeping, or trust) · he מחויבות (promise or agreement to do something in the future) · fi syyllisyys (perpetration, as in crime or a mistake) · de Engagement (state of being pledged or engaged) · pl zobowiązanie (being bound emotionally/intellectually) · pl zobowiązanie (promise or agreement to do something in the future) · pl zobowiązanie (act of assuming a financial obligation) · sv engagemang (trait of sincerity and focused purpose) · ms iltizam (act or instance of committing, putting in charge, keeping, or trust) · pl zamknięcie (act of being locked away) · no tvangsinnlegging (act of being locked away) · mi ruruku (trait of sincerity and focused purpose) · uk зобов'яза́ння (being bound emotionally/intellectually) · de Engagement (being bound emotionally/intellectually) · az öhdəlik (promise or agreement to do something in the future) · pt cometimento (act or instance of committing, putting in charge, keeping, or trust) · sa अरमति (trait of sincerity and focused purpose) · sv åtagande (promise or agreement to do something in the future) · cmn 承諾 /承诺 (promise or agreement to do something in the future) · fi sitoumus (promise or agreement to do something in the future) · nn forplikting (trait of sincerity and focused purpose) · nb tvangsinnlegging (act of being locked away) · cmn 承諾 /承诺 (being bound emotionally/intellectually) · pl wysłanie (act of sending a legislative bill to committee for review) · pl oddanie (trait of sincerity and focused purpose) · sv engagemang (being bound emotionally/intellectually) · de Wegsperrung (act of being locked away) · fi lähettäminen (act of sending a legislative bill to committee for review) · he ביצוע (perpetration, as in crime or a mistake) · de Standfestigkeit (übertragen) (trait of sincerity and focused purpose) · de Verpflichtung (promise or agreement to do something in the future) · cmn 託付 /托付 (act or instance of committing, putting in charge, keeping, or trust) · nb engasjement (trait of sincerity and focused purpose) · no forplikting (state of being pledged or engaged) · bg обвързване (act or instance of committing, putting in charge, keeping, or trust) · nb forpliktelse (promise or agreement to do something in the future) · fr engagement (promise or agreement to do something in the future) · de Engagement (trait of sincerity and focused purpose) · nb forpliktelse (trait of sincerity and focused purpose) · nn engasjement (trait of sincerity and focused purpose) · nl verbintenis (promise or agreement to do something in the future) · mi ruruku (being bound emotionally/intellectually) · pl zaangażowanie (act or instance of committing, putting in charge, keeping, or trust) · no engasjement (being bound emotionally/intellectually) · he מחויבות (trait of sincerity and focused purpose) · bg ангажимент (act or instance of committing, putting in charge, keeping, or trust) · it impegno (being bound emotionally/intellectually) · de Einweisung (act of being locked away) · nb tvangsinnleggelse (act of being locked away) · de Zusage (act or instance of committing, putting in charge, keeping, or trust) · fr engagement (being bound emotionally/intellectually) · pt engajamento (trait of sincerity and focused purpose) · mi rurukutanga (act or instance of committing, putting in charge, keeping, or trust) · it promessa (being bound emotionally/intellectually) · pl poświęcenie (being bound emotionally/intellectually) · nl engagement (state of being pledged or engaged) · es acuerdo (promise or agreement to do something in the future) · nb overlatelse (act or instance of committing, putting in charge, keeping, or trust) · pl dokonanie (perpetration, as in crime or a mistake) · ru соверше́ние (perpetration, as in crime or a mistake) · uk зобов'я́зання (being bound emotionally/intellectually) · ca compromís (promise or agreement to do something in the future) · eo sindevontigo (state of being pledged or engaged) · bg обещание (promise or agreement to do something in the future) · pl oddanie (being bound emotionally/intellectually) · hi आश्वासन (promise or agreement to do something in the future) · fi vankilatuomio (official consignment sending a person to prison or a mental health institution) · be абавяза́цельства (being bound emotionally/intellectually) · de Hingabe (being bound emotionally/intellectually) · fi sitouttaminen (act or instance of committing, putting in charge, keeping, or trust) · fi tuomio (official consignment sending a person to prison or a mental health institution) · pl zaangażowanie (state of being pledged or engaged) · de Engagement (act or instance of committing, putting in charge, keeping, or trust) · fi vangitseminen (act of being locked away) · fi sulkeminen (act of being locked away) · it serietà (trait of sincerity and focused purpose) · mi herenga (being bound emotionally/intellectually) · de Bindung (state of being pledged or engaged) · nb forpliktelse (state of being pledged or engaged) · he התחייבות (promise or agreement to do something in the future) · fi sitoutuminen (state of being pledged or engaged) · ca internament (official consignment sending a person to prison or a mental health institution) · it promessa (promise or agreement to do something in the future) · ru приве́рженность (state of being pledged or engaged) · no forplikting (promise or agreement to do something in the future) · ru заключе́ние (act of being locked away) · pt compromisso (act or instance of committing, putting in charge, keeping, or trust) · he מחויבות (state of being pledged or engaged) · es compromiso (act or instance of committing, putting in charge, keeping, or trust) · nl verbintenis (act or instance of committing, putting in charge, keeping, or trust) · be прыхі́льнасць (being bound emotionally/intellectually) · pl poświęcenie (trait of sincerity and focused purpose) · fi sitoutuneisuus (state of being pledged or engaged) · id komitmen (act or instance of committing, putting in charge, keeping, or trust) · ru обеща́ние (promise or agreement to do something in the future) · uk прихи́льність (being bound emotionally/intellectually) · fi velvoittaminen (act or instance of committing, putting in charge, keeping, or trust) · ru обяза́тельство (being bound emotionally/intellectually) · hi प्रतिबद्धता (being bound emotionally/intellectually) · cmn 保證 /保证 (state of being pledged or engaged) · pl osadzenie (official consignment sending a person to prison or a mental health institution) · hi प्रतिबद्धता (act or instance of committing, putting in charge, keeping, or trust) · it dedizione (trait of sincerity and focused purpose) · nl verplichting (promise or agreement to do something in the future) · ru вруче́ние (act or instance of committing, putting in charge, keeping, or trust) · pt compromisso (being bound emotionally/intellectually)

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