adj · verb · 7 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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UK:/kəˈmɪtɪd/
General-American:/kəˈmɪtɪd/
General-American:[kəˈmɪɾ.ɪd]
General-American:[kəˈmɪɾ.əd]
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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