committed

committed
adj.
VERBS
▪ be, feel
▪ become
▪ remain
ADVERB
▪ extremely, fairly, very, etc.
▪ deeply, fiercely, firmly, highly, seriously, strongly
▪ absolutely, completely, fully, totally, wholly
▪ genuinely
▪ irrevocably
▪

The country was now irrevocably committed to war.

▪ actively
▪ personally
▪

The president is personally committed to this legislation.

▪ emotionally, ideologically, politically
▪

She cared for Jem in her way but did not want to become emotionally committed.

PREPOSITION
▪ to
▪

We are committed to improving services.

Committed is used with these nouns: ↑atheist, ↑Christian, ↑feminist, ↑partner, ↑relationship, ↑socialist, ↑supporter, ↑volunteer, ↑workforce

Collocations dictionary. 2013.

Игры ⚽ Поможем решить контрольную работу

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Committed — may refer to: Committed (2000 film), a film starring Heather Graham and Luke Wilson Committed (comic strip), a comic strip by Michael Fry Committed (2001 TV series), an animated television series based on the strip Committed (2005 TV series), a… …   Wikipedia

  • committed — UK US /kəˈmɪtɪd/ adjective ► very willing to give your time and energy to something: »The level of the bid shows we are very committed and serious. »Endowment savings plans are for the committed, long term investor. ► FINANCE money that has been… …   Financial and business terms

  • committed — adj. 1. Bound or obligated, as under a pledge to a particular cause, action, or attitude. Opposite of {uncommitted}. Note: [Narrower terms: {bound up, involved, wrapped up}; {dedicated, devoted}; {pledged, sworn}] [WordNet 1.5] 2. Associated in… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • committed — committed; un·committed; …   English syllables

  • committed — index agreed (promised), arrested (apprehended), bound, contractual, loyal Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • committed — 1590s, entrusted, delegated, pp. adj. from COMMIT (Cf. commit) (q.v.). Meaning locked into a commitment is from 1948 …   Etymology dictionary

  • committed — ► ADJECTIVE 1) dedicated to a cause, activity, job, etc. 2) in a long term emotional relationship …   English terms dictionary

  • committed — adj. 1) committed to (committed to his principles) 2) committed to + inf. (they are committed to help us; or, more usu.: they are committed to helping us) * * * [kə mɪtɪd] committed to + inf. (they are committed to help us; or, more usu. : they… …   Combinatory dictionary

  • committed — com|mit|ted [kəˈmıtıd] adj willing to work very hard at something ▪ The party has a core of committed supporters. committed to ▪ We are fully committed to Equal Opportunity policies …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • Committed — Commit Com*mit , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Committed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Committing}.] [L. committere, commissum, to connect, commit; com + mittere to send. See {Mission}.] 1. To give in trust; to put into charge or keeping; to intrust; to consign;… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”