commitment

commitment
noun
1 willingness to give time/energy to sth
ADJECTIVE
▪ absolute, complete, full, total
▪ clear, deep, firm, genuine, great, passionate, real, serious, strong
▪ continued, continuing, lifelong, long-standing, long-term, ongoing, unwavering
▪

The company is making a long-term commitment to breaking into the American market.

▪ increased, increasing
▪ general, open-ended
▪ government, personal, professional, public
▪ emotional, ideological, moral, political, religious
… OF COMMITMENT
▪ degree, level
VERB + COMMITMENT
▪ give, make
▪

The president made a firm commitment to increasing spending on health.

▪ demonstrate, display, show
▪

to demonstrate a commitment to human rights

▪ lack
▪ affirm, reaffirm
▪ require, take
▪

Learning to play the violin requires strong commitment.

PREPOSITION
▪ commitment on
▪

The government avoided giving any commitments on spending.

▪ commitment to
▪

his lifelong commitment to the socialist cause

PHRASES
▪ a lack of commitment
2 a responsibility
ADJECTIVE
▪ big, considerable, major
▪ binding
▪ prior
▪ international, overseas
▪ business, domestic, family, financial, military, social, teaching, work
VERB + COMMITMENT
▪ have, take on
▪

I don't want to take on any more commitments.

▪ fulfil/fulfill, honour/honor, meet
▪

She can't meet her financial commitments.

▪ get out of, wriggle out of
▪

He is trying to wriggle out of his various domestic commitments.

PREPOSITION
▪ commitment on
▪

to honour/honor commitments on reduction of air pollution

3 agreeing to use money/time/people for sth
ADJECTIVE
▪ heavy
▪

a heavy commitment of capital

▪ time
PREPOSITION
▪ commitment of
▪

The war on poverty requires a commitment of resources from the developing nations.


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