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com·mit·ment
(kə-mĭt′mənt)n.
1. The act or an instance of committing, especially:
a. The act of referring a legislative bill to committee.
b. Official consignment, as to a prison or mental health facility.
c. A court order authorizing consignment to a prison.
2.
a. A pledge or obligation, as to follow a certain course of action: a public official's commitment to uphold the Constitution.
b. Something pledged, especially an engagement by contract involving financial obligation.
3. The state of being emotionally or intellectually devoted, as to a belief, a course of action, or another person: a profound commitment to the family.
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commitment
(kəˈmɪtmənt)n
Also called (esp for senses 5, 6): committal1. the act of committing or pledging
2. the state of being committed or pledged
3. an obligation, promise, etc that restricts one's freedom of action
4. (Parliamentary Procedure) the referral of a bill to a committee or legislature
5. (Law) law Also called (esp formerly): mittimus a written order of a court directing that a person be imprisoned
6. the official consignment of a person to a mental hospital or prison
7. commission or perpetration, esp of a crime
8. (Stock Exchange) a future financial obligation or contingent liability
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com•mit•ment
(kəˈmɪt mənt)n.
1. the act of committing.
2. the state of being committed.
3. the act of committing, pledging, or engaging oneself.
4. a pledge or promise: to make a commitment to pay bills on time.
5. engagement; involvement: a sincere commitment to religion.
6. perpetration or commission, as of a crime.
7.
a. consignment to or confinement in a prison, mental hospital, or other institution.
b. a court order to confine someone in an institution.
8. the act of referring a bill or proposal to a committee.
[1605–15]
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| Noun | 1. |  commitment - the trait of sincere and steadfast fixity of purpose; "a man of energy and commitment"serious-mindedness, earnestness, seriousness, sincerity - the trait of being serious; "a lack of solemnity is not necessarily a lack of seriousness"- Robert Rice investment - the commitment of something other than money (time, energy, or effort) to a project with the expectation of some worthwhile result; "this job calls for the investment of some hard thinking"; "he made an emotional investment in the work" |
| 2. |  commitment - the act of binding yourself (intellectually or emotionally) to a course of action; "his long commitment to public service"; "they felt no loyalty to a losing team"communalism - loyalty and commitment to the interests of your own minority or ethnic group rather than to society as a whole consecration - a solemn commitment of your life or your time to some cherished purpose (to a service or a goal); "his consecration to study" cooperation - joint operation or action; "their cooperation with us was essential for the success of our mission" devotion - commitment to some purpose; "the devotion of his time and wealth to science" enlistment - the act of enlisting (as in a military service) faith - loyalty or allegiance to a cause or a person; "keep the faith"; "they broke faith with their investors" | |
| 3. | commitment - an engagement by contract involving financial obligation; "his business commitments took him to London" involvement, participation, involution, engagement - the act of sharing in the activities of a group; "the teacher tried to increase his students' engagement in class activities" incurrence - the act of incurring (making yourself subject to something undesirable) | |
| 4. | commitment - a message that makes a pledge oath, swearing - a commitment to tell the truth (especially in a court of law); to lie under oath is to become subject to prosecution for perjury affirmation - (religion) a solemn declaration that serves the same purpose as an oath (if an oath is objectionable to the person on religious or ethical grounds) promise - a verbal commitment by one person to another agreeing to do (or not to do) something in the future | |
| 5. | commitment - the official act of consigning a person to confinement (as in a prison or mental hospital) confinement - the act of restraining of a person's liberty by confining them |
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commitment
noun
1. dedication, loyalty, devotion, adherence a commitment to the ideals of Bolshevism
dedication wavering, indecisiveness, vacillation
dedication wavering, indecisiveness, vacillation
2. responsibility, tie, duty, obligation, liability, engagement I've got too many commitments to take on anything more right now.
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commitment
nounAn act or course of action that is demanded of one, as by position, custom, law, or religion:
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Translations
الْتِزام
závazek
forpligtelse
velvollisuus
elkötelezettség
skuldbinding
forpliktelseforpliktingoverlatelseoverlatingtvangsinnleggelse
sorumlulukyükümlülük
commitment
[kəˈmɪtmənt] N1. (= obligation) → obligación f
he has heavy teaching commitments → tiene muchas obligaciones como profesor
family commitments → obligaciones familiares
he has heavy teaching commitments → tiene muchas obligaciones como profesor
family commitments → obligaciones familiares
2. (= pledge) to give a commitment to do sth → comprometerse a hacer algo
she would give no commitment → no quiso comprometerse
she would give no commitment → no quiso comprometerse
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
commitment
n
(= obligation) → Verpflichtung f; (= dedication) → Engagement nt; his family commitments → seine familiären Verpflichtungen pl; his teaching commitments → seine Lehrverpflichtungen pl; there’s no commitment (to buy) → es besteht kein(erlei) Kaufzwang; to make a commitment to do something (form) → sich verpflichten, etw zu tun; the trainer demands one hundred per cent commitment from his team → der Trainer verlangt von seiner Mannschaft hundertprozentigen Einsatz; his commitment to his job is total → er geht völlig in seiner Arbeit auf; political/military commitment → politisches/militärisches Engagement; he is frightened of commitment (in relationship) → er hat Angst davor, sich festzulegen
(Parl, of bill) → Überweisung f → an den (zuständigen) Ausschuss
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
commitment
[kəˈmɪtmənt] n (responsibility) → impegno; (devotion) → dedizione fhe refused to make any commitment → ha rifiutato d'impegnarsi in alcun modo
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
commit
(kəˈmit) – past tense past participle comˈmitted – verb1. to perform; to do (especially something illegal). He committed the murder when he was drunk.
2. to hand over (a person) to an institution etc for treatment, safekeeping etc. committed to prison.
3. to put (oneself) under a particular obligation. She has committed herself to looking after her dead brother's children till the age of 18.
comˈmitment noun obligation. She could not take the job because of family commitments.
comˈmittal noun the act of committing (to an institution).
comˈmitted adjective pledged to do, or to support, something. He was committed to looking after his uncle; He is a committed socialist.
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com·mit·ment
n. obligación, compromiso.
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