third-person singular verb
He, she, or it makes a firm promise or decision to do something or support it.
She commits to finishing the report by Friday.
The team commits to helping local families.
American English
How to pronounce commits
verbB2Common word
kuhMIHTS
/kʰəˈmɪts/
2 syllables · Stress the second syllable.
Form of commit
He, she, or it makes a firm promise or decision to do something or support it.
Practice out loudMeanings & examples
third-person singular verb
He, she, or it does something illegal, wrong, or seriously harmful.
The driver commits a serious offense.
The company commits fraud against its customers.
third-person singular verb
He, she, or it promises to use money, time, or other resources for a particular purpose.
The city commits more money to public transport.
The hospital commits more resources to patient care.
third-person singular verb
He, she, or it learns something so that it can remember it.
She commits the new names to memory.
The student commits the formula to memory.
Useful expressions
To promise firmly to do or support something.
We committed to the new schedule.
To do an illegal act.
The suspect committed a serious crime.
To learn something so that you can remember it.
I committed the address to memory.
Related words & forms
Double the final t in the past forms and the -ing form.