past / past participle
Made a firm promise or decision to do something or support it.
She committed to the project for one year.
They have committed to reducing waste.
American English
How to pronounce committed
verb · adjectiveB2Common word
kuhMIHduhd
/kʰəˈmɪ.ɾəd̚/
3 syllables · Stress the second syllable.
Form of commit
Made a firm promise or decision to do something or support it.
Practice out loudMeanings & examples
past / past participle
Did something illegal, wrong, or seriously harmful.
The suspect committed a serious crime.
The company has committed fraud.
past / past participle
Set aside or promised money, time, or other resources for a particular purpose.
The city committed funds to the new library.
The company has committed more resources to research.
past / past participle
Learned something so that you could remember it.
I committed the address to memory.
She has committed the poem 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.