Standard Lemma guide

committed

adj · verb · 7 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • UK: /kəˈmɪtɪd/
  • General-American: /kəˈmɪtɪd/
  • General-American: [kəˈmɪɾ.ɪd]
  • General-American: [kəˈmɪɾ.əd]
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • CMU ARPABET: K AH0 M IH1 T IH0 D Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Obligated or locked in (often by a pledge) to some course of action.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • I'm committed to walk(ing) at least 7 miles daily.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Showing commitment.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adj

Meaning 3

Associated in an exclusive (but not necessarily permanent) sexual relationship.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

adj

Meaning 4

Required by logic to endorse the conclusion of an argument.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: rhetoric

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

verb

Meaning 5

simple past and past participle of commit

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, participle, past

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

6

adjective

Meaning 6

associated in an exclusive sexual relationship

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: attached

Antonyms: none provided

7

adjective

Meaning 7

bound or obligated, as under a pledge to a particular cause, action, or attitude

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • committed church members
  • a committed Marxist

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: uncommitted

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Across languages

Translations

28 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Dutch: toegewijd — obligated by a pledge to some course of action
  • Finnish: sitoutunut — obligated by a pledge to some course of action
  • Finnish: vannoutunut — obligated by a pledge to some course of action
  • Hebrew: מחויב (mekhuiav) — obligated by a pledge to some course of action
  • Hebrew: מחויבת (mekhuievet) — obligated by a pledge to some course of action
  • Italian: impegnato — obligated by a pledge to some course of action
  • Māori: tōngakengake — obligated by a pledge to some course of action
  • Māori: tōngakingaki — obligated by a pledge to some course of action
  • Polish: oddany — obligated by a pledge to some course of action
  • Polish: zobowiązany — obligated by a pledge to some course of action
  • Spanish: comprometido — obligated by a pledge to some course of action
  • Finnish: sitoutunut — showing commitment
  • German: engagiert — showing commitment
  • Indonesian: berkomitmen — showing commitment
  • Italian: impegnato — showing commitment
  • Malay: komited — showing commitment
  • Malay: bersungguh-sungguh — showing commitment
  • Māori: tōngakengake — showing commitment
  • Māori: tōngakingaki — showing commitment
  • Māori: ngākau titikaha — showing commitment
  • Polish: oddany — showing commitment
  • Polish: zaangażowany — showing commitment
  • Polish: zagorzały — showing commitment
  • Portuguese: empenhado — showing commitment
  • Spanish: empeñado — showing commitment
  • Finnish: sitoutunut — associated in an exclusive (but not necessarily permanent) sexual relationship
  • Italian: impegnato — associated in an exclusive (but not necessarily permanent) sexual relationship
  • Polish: oddany — associated in an exclusive (but not necessarily permanent) sexual relationship
Real reading context

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