Meaning

9 senses
  1. The act or an instance of committing, putting in charge, keeping, or trust, especially:

    (countable, uncountable)The act of sending a legislative bill to committee for review.

    Einsatz, Engagement, Zusage

    вруче́ниеvručénije

  2. (countable, uncountable)Official consignment sending a person to prison or a mental health institution.

    the official act of consigning a person to confinement (as in a prison or mental hospital)

  3. (countable, uncountable)Promise or agreement to do something in the future, especially

  4. Promise or agreement to do something in the future, especially:

    (countable, uncountable)Act of assuming a financial obligation at a future date.

    Verbindlichkeit, Obligo, Verpflichtung

    обяза́тельствоobjazátelʹstvo, обеща́ниеobeščánije

    зобов'я́занняzobovʺjázannja

    an engagement by contract involving financial obligation

  5. (countable, uncountable)Being bound emotionally or intellectually to a course of action or to another person or persons.

    Hingabe, Engagement

    приве́рженностьprivéržennostʹ, обяза́тельствоobjazátelʹstvo

    прихи́льністьpryxýlʹnistʹ, зобов'я́занняzobovʺjázannja, зобов'яза́нняzobovʺjazánnja

    the act of binding yourself (intellectually or emotionally) to a course of action

  6. (countable, uncountable)The trait of sincerity and focused purpose.

    Einstandspflicht, Engagement, Standfestigkeit (übertragen)

    the trait of sincere and steadfast fixity of purpose

  7. (countable, uncountable)Perpetration as in a crime or mistake.

    Engagement

    соверше́ниеsoveršénije

  8. (countable, uncountable)State of being pledged or engaged.

    Bindung, Engagement

    приве́рженностьprivéržennostʹ, обяза́тельствоobjazátelʹstvo

  9. (countable, uncountable)The act of being locked away, such as in an institution for the mentally ill or in jail.

    Einweisung, Wegsperrung

    заключе́ниеzaključénije

Examples

157 sentences
  1. Mary thinks Tom is afraid of commitment.

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  2. Mary says that Tom is afraid of commitment.

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  3. We're not yet ready to make that commitment.

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  4. One thing that won't change is our commitment to our customers.

    ruНаш неизменный принцип – неустанная забота о клиентах.

    deEines wird sich nicht ändern: unser Engagement unseren Kunden gegenüber.

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  5. I'm sorry, I have another commitment.

    deEntschuldigung, ich habe schon anderweitige Verpflichtungen.

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Translations

8 languages
Українська
By meaning 2
promise or agreement to do something in the future:
being bound emotionally/intellectually:
Русский
By meaning 5
act or instance of committing, putting in charge, keeping, or trust:
promise or agreement to do something in the future:
being bound emotionally/intellectually:
perpetration, as in crime or a mistake:
act of being locked away:
Deutsch
By meaning 6
act or instance of committing, putting in charge, keeping, or trust:
promise or agreement to do something in the future:
being bound emotionally/intellectually:
trait of sincerity and focused purpose:
state of being pledged or engaged:
act of being locked away:

Origin

From commit + -ment.

From commit + -ment.

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Forms

plural: commitments
Singularcommitment
Pluralcommitments

regular

Synonyms

24 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

12 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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