Meanings
- participlepastsimple past and past participle of commit
comparative more committed · superlative most committed
- Obligated or locked in (often by a pledge) to some course of action.
I'm committed to walk(ing) at least 7 miles daily.
2 more examples
As the genre has shifted and evolved around — and in many ways beyond — them, they have remained committed to a role as flamekeeper of a certain strain of hip-hop authenticity.
2009 March 10, Jon Caramanica, “Stepping to the Fore as a Backup Band”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 20 Sep 2022‹Plan CM, meanwhile, is in motion. Sirleck took the bait, vampire mercenaries he can't call off are incoming... he's committed.›
2017 April 12, Dan Shive, El Goonish Shive (webcomic), Comic for Wednesday, Apr 12, 2017 - Showing commitment.
- Associated in an exclusive (but not necessarily permanent) sexual relationship.
- rhetoricRequired by logic to endorse the conclusion of an argument.
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectivebound or obligated, as under a pledge to a particular cause, action, or attitude
adjectiveassociated in an exclusive sexual relationship
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Dutch toegewijd
- toegewijdobligated by a pledge to some course of action
Finnish sitoutunut, vannoutunut
- sitoutunutobligated by a pledge to some course of action
- vannoutunutobligated by a pledge to some course of action
- sitoutunutshowing commitment
- sitoutunutassociated in an exclusive (but not necessarily permanent) sexual relationship
German engagiert
- engagiertshowing commitment
Hebrew מחויב, מחויבת
- מחויב (mekhuiav)obligated by a pledge to some course of action
- מחויבת (mekhuievet)obligated by a pledge to some course of action
Indonesian berkomitmen
- berkomitmenshowing commitment
Italian impegnato, impegnato
- impegnatoobligated by a pledge to some course of action
- impegnatoshowing commitment
- impegnatoassociated in an exclusive (but not necessarily permanent) sexual relationship
Malay komited, bersungguh-sungguh
- komitedshowing commitment
- bersungguh-sungguhshowing commitment
Māori tōngakengake, tōngakingaki
- tōngakengakeobligated by a pledge to some course of action
- tōngakingakiobligated by a pledge to some course of action
- tōngakengakeshowing commitment
- tōngakingakishowing commitment
- ngākau titikahashowing commitment
Polish oddany, zobowiązany
- oddanyobligated by a pledge to some course of action
- zobowiązanyobligated by a pledge to some course of action
- oddanyshowing commitment
- zaangażowanyshowing commitment
- zagorzałyshowing commitment
- oddanyassociated in an exclusive (but not necessarily permanent) sexual relationship
Portuguese empenhado
- empenhadoshowing commitment
Spanish comprometido, empeñado
- comprometidoobligated by a pledge to some course of action
- empeñadoshowing commitment
Cite this entry
committed. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/committed
“committed.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/committed. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “committed,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/committed.
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