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Friday, September 20, 2019

Committed vs. Commited - What's the difference?


  • Committed (verb)
    simple past tense and past participle of commit
  • Committed (adjective)
    Obligated by a pledge to some course of action.
  • Committed (adjective)
    showing commitment.
  • Committed (adjective)
    Associated in an exclusive (but not necessarily permanent) sexual relationship.
  • Committed (adjective)
    Required by logic to endorse the conclusion of an argument.
  • Commited (verb)
    misspelling of committed
  • Commited (adjective)
    misspelling of committed

Oxford Dictionary

  • Committed (adjective)
    pledged or bound to a certain course or policy; dedicated
    "a committed environmentalist"
  • Committed (adjective)
    in or denoting a long-term emotional relationship
    "a committed relationship"
    "Esther has a committed boyfriend"
  1. Writing in English is the most ingenious torture ever devised for sins commited in previous lives.
  2. His life is work, he’s had several jobs in prison. He works at construction, he works at a number of other things. He facilitates a men’s group, which is more or less a hospice group… He paints a great deal. His paintings are quite extraordinary, especially for someone who is untrained. However, Saslow made it clear Erik's attempt to move on doesn't eliminate the fact he commited a terrible crime against his own parents. I don’t want to paint him as Saint Erik, but I will tell you, this is someone I have heard the California Department of Corrections [say] they have no problems with [him]… basically a model prisoner, she said. I think he does what he can… to find some sort of peace.

Webster Dictionary

  • Committed
    Bound or obligated, as under a pledge to a particular cause, action, or attitude. Opposite of uncommitted.
  • Committed
    Associated in an exclusive sexual relationship; also called attached. Opposite of unattached.
  • Committed
    Consigned involuntarily to custody, as in a prison or mental institution.

Princeton's WordNet

  • Committed (adjective)
    bound or obligated, as under a pledge to a particular cause, action, or attitude;
    "committed church members"
    "a committed Marxist"
  • Committed (adjective)
    associated in an exclusive sexual relationship
     2. commit - give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause; "She committed herself to the work of God"; "give one's talents to a good cause"; "consecrate your life to the church" dedicate, devote, consecrate, give. vow, consecrate - dedicate to a deity by a vow.

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