uncommitted
pronunciation
How to pronounce uncommitted in British English: UK [ˌʌnkəˈmɪtɪd]
How to pronounce uncommitted in American English: US [ˌʌnkəˈmɪtɪd]
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- Adjective:
- not bound or pledged
- not associated in an exclusive sexual relationship
- not busy; not otherwise committed
Word Origin
- uncommitted (adj.)
- late 14c., "not delegated," from un- (1) "not" + committed. Meaning "not pledged to any particular course or party" is attested from 1814.
Example
- 1. Any uncommitted changes to the property cache will be lost .
- 2. Both countries remained uncommitted to any candidate after her visit .
- 3. The uncommitted criminal of dangerous criminal .
- 4. Our professional ethic enjoins us to stay uncommitted and report the facts .
- 5. Researchers at the university of tokyo recently added vitamin d supplements to the medium in which they were growing dermal papilla cells , hoping to spur more uncommitted stem cells to become active follicles .