committed en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /kəˈmɪtɪd/ (UK)
- [kəˈmɪɾ.ɪd] (General-American)
- [kəˈmɪɾ.əd] (General-American)
- (US) audio
- /kəˈmɪtɪd/ (General-American)
Meanings
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Obligated or locked in (often by a pledge) to some course of action.
‹Plan CM, meanwhile, is in motion. Sirleck took the bait, vampire mercenaries he can't call off are incoming... he's committed.›
2017 April 12, Dan Shive, El Goonish Shive (webcomic), Comic for Wednesday, Apr 12, 2017:As the genre has shifted and evolved around — and in many ways beyond — them, they have remained committed to a role as flamekeeper of a certain strain of hip-hop authenticity.
2009 March 10, Jon Caramanica, “Stepping to the Fore as a Backup Band”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 20 Sep 2022:I'm committed to walk(ing) at least 7 miles daily.
- Showing commitment.
- Associated in an exclusive (but not necessarily permanent) sexual relationship.
- (rhetoric) Required by logic to endorse the conclusion of an argument.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more committed | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most committed | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Deriveds
committedness · precommitted · committed dose · uncommitted · committedly · noncommitted
Hyponyms
fully committed · pot committed
Translations (28)
it impegnato (obligated by a pledge to some course of action) · mi tōngakengake (showing commitment) · nl toegewijd (obligated by a pledge to some course of action) · fi sitoutunut (associated in an exclusive (but not necessarily permanent) sexual relationship) · pt empenhado (showing commitment) · ms bersungguh-sungguh (showing commitment) · pl oddany (associated in an exclusive (but not necessarily permanent) sexual relationship) · fi sitoutunut (obligated by a pledge to some course of action) · id berkomitmen (showing commitment) · de engagiert (showing commitment) · mi tōngakingaki (showing commitment) · pl oddany (obligated by a pledge to some course of action) · he מחויב (obligated by a pledge to some course of action) · mi ngākau titikaha (showing commitment) · es empeñado (showing commitment) · it impegnato (showing commitment) · mi tōngakingaki (obligated by a pledge to some course of action) · es comprometido (obligated by a pledge to some course of action) · pl zobowiązany (obligated by a pledge to some course of action) · pl zaangażowany (showing commitment) · fi sitoutunut (showing commitment) · it impegnato (associated in an exclusive (but not necessarily permanent) sexual relationship) · pl oddany (showing commitment) · pl zagorzały (showing commitment) · he מחויבת (obligated by a pledge to some course of action) · ms komited (showing commitment) · mi tōngakengake (obligated by a pledge to some course of action) · fi vannoutunut (obligated by a pledge to some course of action)