3 days ago · commit, entrust, confide, consign, relegate mean to assign to a person or place for a definite purpose. commit may express the general idea of delivering into another's charge or the …

commit yourself to express an opinion or to make a decision that you tell people about:

COMMIT definition: to do; perform; perpetrate. See examples of commit used in a sentence.

1. to hand over, as for safekeeping; charge; entrust: to commit a child to the care of its aunt.

If you commit yourself to something, you say that you will definitely do it. If you commit yourself to someone, you decide that you want to have a long-term relationship with them.

Definition of commit verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

To commit is to fully dedicate yourself to something. To commit yourself to being the coolest kid on the beach means spending hours at the mall trying on trunks and flip-flops.

To consign for future use or for preservation. We must commit the necessary funds for the project.

perpetrate: to commit murder. to send (someone) to a prison or mental institution by legal authority: He was committed to an institution for the criminally insane.

Apr 30, 2026 · commit (third-person singular simple present commits, present participle committing, simple past and past participle committed) (transitive) To give in trust; to put into charge or keeping; …