committed
pronunciation
How to pronounce committed in British English:
UK [kəˈmɪtɪd]
How to pronounce committed in American English:
US [kəˈmɪtɪd]
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- Adjective:
- bound or obligated, as under a pledge to a particular cause, action, or attitude
- associated in an exclusive sexual relationship
Word Origin
- committed (adj.)
- 1590s, "entrusted, delegated," past participle adjective from commit (v.). Meaning "locked into a commitment" is from 1948.
Example
- 1. Are you committed to building a better world ?
- 2. When he returned two years later , he was a committed internationalist .
- 3. Yet there is little sign of committed consumers abandoning fairtrade products .
- 4. So we are committed to this partnership .
- 5. It should remain committed to preserving an open world economy .