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- [kuh-mit]
- /kəˈmɪt/
- /kəˈmɪt/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [kuh-mit]
- /kəˈmɪt/
Definitions of commit word
- verb commit If someone commits a crime or a sin, they do something illegal or bad. 3
- verb commit If someone commits suicide, they deliberately kill themselves. 3
- verb commit If you commit money or resources to something, you decide to use them for a particular purpose. 3
- verb commit If you commit yourself to something, you say that you will definitely do it. If you commit yourself to someone, you decide that you want to have a long-term relationship with them. 3
- verb commit If you do not want to commit yourself on something, you do not want to say what you really think about it or what you are going to do. 3
- verb commit If someone is committed to a hospital, prison, or other institution, they are officially sent there for a period of time. 3
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Origin of commit
First appearance:
before 1350 One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; Middle English committen (< Anglo-French committer) < Latin committere, equivalent to com- com- + mittere to send, give over
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Parts of speech for Commit
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
commit popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 96% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
commit usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for commit
verb commit
- do — Informal. a burst of frenzied activity; action; commotion.
- violate — to break, infringe, or transgress (a law, rule, agreement, promise, instructions, etc.).
- perpetrate — to commit: to perpetrate a crime.
- act — When you act, you do something for a particular purpose.
- carry out — If you carry out a threat, task, or instruction, you do it or act according to it.
Antonyms for commit
verb commit
- abstain — If you abstain from something, usually something you want to do, you deliberately do not do it.
- compliment — A compliment is a polite remark that you say to someone to show that you like their appearance, appreciate their qualities, or approve of what they have done.
- obey — to comply with or follow the commands, restrictions, wishes, or instructions of: to obey one's parents.
- cease — If something ceases, it stops happening or existing.
- desist — If you desist from doing something, you stop doing it.
Top questions with commit
- how to commit suicide?
- why do people commit suicide?
- how to get him to commit?
- why did hitler commit suicide?
- how to git commit?
- how to get a taurus man to commit?
- how to get a man to commit?
- why won t he commit?
- why he won t commit?
- how to commit the perfect crime?
- why do people commit crimes?
- why people commit suicide?
- git how to commit?
- how to get an aries man to commit?
- how to commit to a college?
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