Definitions
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Bound or obligated, as under a pledge to a particular cause, action, or attitude. Opposite of
uncommitted . - adjective Associated in an exclusive sexual relationship; also called
attached . Opposite ofunattached . - adjective Consigned involuntarily to custody, as in a prison or mental institution.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb Simple past tense and past participle of
commit . - adjective
Obligated by apledge to some course ofaction . - adjective showing
commitment . - adjective
Associated in anexclusive (but not necessarily permanent)sexual relationship . - adjective rhetoric Required by logic to endorse the conclusion of an argument.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective bound or obligated, as under a pledge to a particular cause, action, or attitude
- adjective associated in an exclusive sexual relationship
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Examples
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Mike Schneider: I avoid the term committed when working on mass collaborative projects because realistically only a small percent of people follow through on their commitments.
Fatally Yours 2008
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My father wanted him to stay at Ringwood and learn to be what he called a committed member of the landed gentry.
Slightly Married Balogh, Mary 2003
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Turkey, which he described as a committed secular and democratic state, "is a vital asset for the EU."
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This has also been characteristic of what we call committed literature.
MRZine.org 2009
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This has also been characteristic of what we call committed literature.
MRZine.org 2009
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This also has been characteristic of what we call committed literature.
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But that’s not the only meaning of the word committed that I am feeling.
The Poet Prince KATHLEEN MCGOWAN 2010
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In the early 2000s, the website of Lambda Legal featured profiles of gay and lesbian couples, all of whom were identified as long-term couples with respectable jobs, and many of whom were described as committed parents and grandparents.
A Renegade History of the United States Thaddeus Russell 2010
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Cute, but whether a state crime has been committed is contingent on whether the person resides in the United States in violation of federal law.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Feds May Sue Arizona Over Immigration 2010
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It was 70 years ago on March 31 when Great Britain committed the fatal blunder that led to World War II: issuing a war guarantee to Poland.
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