English Explanatory Dictionary

commitment

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The act or an instance of committing, putting in charge, keeping, or trust, especially:
  2. The act of sending a legislative bill to committee for review.
  3. Official consignment sending a person to prison or a mental health institution.
  4. Promise or agreement to do something in the future, especially
  5. Promise or agreement to do something in the future, especially:
  6. Act of assuming a financial obligation at a future date.
  7. Being bound emotionally or intellectually to a course of action or to another person or persons.
  8. The trait of sincerity and focused purpose.
  9. Perpetration as in a crime or mistake.
  10. State of being pledged or engaged.
  11. The act of being locked away, such as in an institution for the mentally ill or in jail.

Pronunciation

/kəˈmɪtmənt/ /kəˈmɪtmɪnt/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-commitment.wav

Word forms

commitment commitments

Etymology

From commit + -ment.

Synonyms

allegiance charge committal consignment dedication devoir duty engagement guarantee liability loyalty must need oath obligation ought pledge promise responsibility undertaking vow word

Related words

commit committal noncommittal

Derived words

acceptance and commitment therapy commitmentless commitment-phobe commitmentphobia commitment-phobic commitmentphobic commitment ring decommitment noncommitment overcommitment precommitment

Translations

Belarusian: абавяза́цельства Bulgarian: обвързване Bulgarian: ангажимент Bulgarian: обещание Catalan: compromís Chinese Mandarin: 託付 /托付 Chinese Mandarin: 承諾 /承诺 Dutch: inzet Dutch: verbintenis Dutch: verplichting Finnish: sitouttaminen Finnish: velvoittaminen Finnish: sitoumus German: Einsatz German: Engagement German: Zusage German: Verbindlichkeit German: Obligo German: Verpflichtung Hebrew: התחייבות Hebrew: מחויבות Hindi: प्रतिबद्धता Hindi: आश्वासन Indonesian: komitmen Italian: impegno Italian: dedizione Italian: promessa Malay: iltizam Māori: rurukutanga Norwegian Bokmål: overlatelse Norwegian Bokmål: forpliktelse Norwegian Nynorsk: overlating Norwegian Nynorsk: forplikting Polish: zaangażowanie Polish: zobowiązanie Portuguese: compromisso Portuguese: cometimento Portuguese: promessa Russian: вруче́ние Russian: обяза́тельство Russian: обеща́ние Spanish: compromiso Spanish: promesa Spanish: acuerdo Arabic: التزام Azerbaijani: öhdəlik French: engagement Swedish: åtagande Ukrainian: зобов'я́зання
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