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# commit

«commit» in Mova's school dictionary: **to do it: «commit a crime», «commit a sin»** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

verb (commit, commits, committed, committing)

### meaning for a pupil

1) To commit a crime or a wrong act is to do it: «commit a crime», «commit a sin». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/commit/#m1)

2) To commit to something is to promise to give your time and effort to it. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/commit/#m2)

3) To commit someone to prison or hospital is to send them there officially. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/commit/#m3)

4) (computing) To save changes officially, for example in a program. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/commit/#m4)

5) To commit something to memory is to learn it by heart. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/commit/#m5)

### sense in the lessons

In news, law and safety lessons, people commit crimes; in ethics lessons people commit sins or mistakes. In sport and school, committing to a team means turning up and trying hard. Phrases: «commit a crime», «commit to», «commit to memory», «committed (devoted)», «commit suicide» (now people prefer «die by suicide»).

### examples

- The thief committed a crime and was caught. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/commit/#x1)
- She committed to practising every day. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/commit/#x2)
- Please commit these spellings to memory. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/commit/#x3)
- The judge committed him to prison. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/commit/#x4)
- The team is fully committed to winning. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/commit/#x5)
- Christians pray to be forgiven for sins they have committed. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/commit/#x6)
- Don't commit to too many clubs at once. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/commit/#x7)
- How were you driven to commit such a terrible crime?" [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/commit/#x8)

### note

Regular verb; double the t: committed, committing. Nouns: commitment (a promise), committee (a group). Adjective «committed» means very loyal and hard-working. Speak gently about suicide; a trusted adult can help anyone who feels very sad.

### In the corpora

- [Being arrested means the police think someone may have committed a crime and will question them; it is not yet proof.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/30-police-courts-and-prison/8/)
- [Standing by laughing while someone commits a crime can still get you questioned by the police.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/384-when-the-police-come/29/)
- [A Christian funeral gives thanks for a life, comforts those who mourn and commits the person to God.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/religion-ethics/25-weddings-funerals-and-the-people-of-the-church/10/)
- [Thou shalt not commit adultery.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/EXO.567/)
- [And Israel abode in Shittim, and the people began to commit harlotry with the daughters of Moab.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/NUM.894/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «commit» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/commit/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.