Don't commit yourself to doing it within a week.
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Commit
//kəˈmɪt//
Synonyms for "commit" (162 found)
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Closest matches (33)
Strong matches (48)
Related words (81)
inflictinstitutionalizeinterninvestleavelicenselockmakemake imperativemake incumbentmissionmoveobligateobligeoffendofferordainpayperformperpetuate
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1 entriesrelated to
33 entriesShowing 16 of 33 words.
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2 entriesTranslations
129 translations across 29 languages.
Arabic
1 entries- اِرْتَكَبَ verb (to do (something bad); to perpetrate — see also perpetrate)
Bulgarian
2 entries- извършвам verb (to do (something bad); to perpetrate — see also perpetrate)
- обвързвам се verb (to pledge or bind; to compromise, expose, or endanger)
Catalan
4 entries- cometre verb (to do (something bad); to perpetrate — see also perpetrate)
- comprometre verb (to pledge or bind; to compromise, expose, or endanger)
- confiar verb (to entrust; to consign)
- consignar verb (to entrust; to consign)
Cherokee
1 entries- ᎠᏍᎦᏅᎦ verb (to do (something bad); to perpetrate — see also perpetrate)
Czech
3 entries- spáchat verb (to do (something bad); to perpetrate — see also perpetrate)
- zapsat verb (to join a contest)
- zapsat verb (to pledge or bind; to compromise, expose, or endanger)
Danish
2 entries- begå verb (to do (something bad); to perpetrate — see also perpetrate)
- tvangsindlægge verb (to have someone enter an institution as a patient)
Dutch
2 entries- toevertrouwen verb (to entrust; to consign)
- toewijzen verb (to entrust; to consign)
Finnish
4 entries- kommitti noun (submission of source code)
- pysyvä muutos noun (submission of source code)
- sitoutuminen noun ((computing) act of committing, making a permanent change)
- talletus noun (submission of source code)
French
4 entries- modification noun (submission of source code)
- commettre verb (to entrust; to consign)
- commettre verb (to do (something bad); to perpetrate — see also perpetrate)
- confier verb (to entrust; to consign)
German
4 entries- (vertrauensvoll) übergeben verb (to entrust; to consign)
- anvertrauen verb (to entrust; to consign)
- begehen verb (to do (something bad); to perpetrate — see also perpetrate)
- committen verb (to pledge or bind; to compromise, expose, or endanger)
Hungarian
4 entries- bebörtönöz verb (to imprison)
- bebörtönöztet verb (to have someone enter an institution as a patient)
- beutaltat verb (to have someone enter an institution as a patient)
- bezár verb (to imprison)
Italian
4 entries- affidare verb (to entrust; to consign)
- arrestare verb (to imprison)
- commettere verb (to do (something bad); to perpetrate — see also perpetrate)
- compromettere verb (to pledge or bind; to compromise, expose, or endanger)
Japanese
2 entries- 任せる verb (to entrust; to consign)
- 預ける verb (to entrust; to consign)
Korean
1 entries- 짓다 verb (to do (something bad); to perpetrate — see also perpetrate)
Latin
1 entries- commendō verb (to entrust; to consign)
Middle English
3 entries- comaunden verb (to entrust; to consign)
- recomaunden verb (to entrust; to consign)
- recommenden verb (to entrust; to consign)
Māori
1 entries- whakarato verb (to entrust; to consign)
Norwegian Bokmål
2 entries- begå verb (to do (something bad); to perpetrate — see also perpetrate)
- forplikte verb (to pledge or bind; to compromise, expose, or endanger)
Norwegian Nynorsk
1 entries- binde verb (to pledge or bind; to compromise, expose, or endanger)
Occitan
1 entries- cometre verb (to do (something bad); to perpetrate — see also perpetrate)
Persian
4 entries- بد انجامیدن verb (to do (something bad); to perpetrate — see also perpetrate)
- دربند کردن verb (to imprison)
- زندانی کردن verb (to imprison)
- سپردن verb (to entrust; to consign)
Polish
1 entries- popełniać verb (to do (something bad); to perpetrate — see also perpetrate)
Portuguese
3 entries- cometer verb (to do (something bad); to perpetrate — see also perpetrate)
- comprometer verb (to pledge or bind; to compromise, expose, or endanger)
- internar verb (to have someone enter an institution as a patient)
Romanian
2 entries- comite verb (to entrust; to consign)
- comite verb (to pledge or bind; to compromise, expose, or endanger)
Russian
4 entries- комми́т noun (submission of source code)
- фикса́ция noun ((computing) act of committing, making a permanent change)
- вверя́ть verb (to entrust; to consign)
- заключа́ть под стра́жу verb (to imprison)
Spanish
4 entries- cometer verb (to do (something bad); to perpetrate — see also perpetrate)
- comprometer verb (to pledge or bind; to compromise, expose, or endanger)
- empalabrar verb (to pledge or bind; to compromise, expose, or endanger)
- encomendar verb (to entrust; to consign)
Tocharian B
1 entries- yām verb (to do (something bad); to perpetrate — see also perpetrate)
Ukrainian
2 entries- вчини́ти verb (to do (something bad); to perpetrate — see also perpetrate)
- вчиня́ти verb (to do (something bad); to perpetrate — see also perpetrate)
Vietnamese
4 entries- lần cam kết noun ((computing) act of committing, making a permanent change)
- lần chuyển giao noun (submission of source code)
- sự cam kết noun ((computing) act of committing, making a permanent change)
- sự chuyển giao noun (submission of source code)
Sample sentences
37 total sentences available.
Bill did not commit the crime.
Source: tatoeba (34546)
Don't commit yourself.
Source: tatoeba (35766)
The prominent poet attempted to commit suicide in his study.
Source: tatoeba (45089)
Showing 4 of 37 available sentences.
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