commitment
Syllables: com·mit·ment/kəˈmɪtmənt/
More pronunciations (1)Fewer pronunciations
Canada/kəˈmɪtmɪnt/
commitment noun: the act of sending a legislative bill to committee for review.
Noun
commitment (countable and uncountable, plural commitments)
- The act of sending a legislative bill to committee for review.
- Official consignment sending a person to prison or a mental health institution.
- Promise or agreement to do something in the future, especially
- Act of assuming a financial obligation at a future date.
- Being bound emotionally or intellectually to a course of action or to another person or persons.
- The trait of sincerity and focused purpose.
- Citizenship in the original Greek concept was not simply the granting of rights to do as one pleased;
it also demanded a commitment to serve the interests of the many via personal sacrifice.2020 November 23, Charles Hugh Smith, Why I'm Hopeful About 2021
- Citizenship in the original Greek concept was not simply the granting of rights to do as one pleased;
- Perpetration as in a crime or mistake.
- State of being pledged or engaged.
- The act of being locked away, such as in an institution for the mentally ill or in jail.
commitment meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
commitment in Hindi
- act or instance of committing, putting in charge, keeping, or trust
- प्रतिबद्धता pratibaddhatā
- promise or agreement to do something in the future
- प्रतिबद्धता pratibaddhatā, आश्वासन āśvāsan
- being bound emotionally/intellectually
- प्रतिबद्धता pratibaddhatā
commitment in Tamil
- ஈடுபாடு, கும்மிடைப்பு
commitment in Marathi
- commitment
- वचनबद्धता vacanbaddhatā
commitment in Urdu
- سپردگی, وابستگی
More languagesFewer languages
- commitment in Bengali
- প্রতিশ্রুতি, অঙ্গীকার, বাগ্দান, দণ্ডাই
- commitment in Telugu
- నిబద్ధత
- commitment in Malayalam
- പ്രതിബദ്ധത pratibaddhata
- commitment in Kannada
- ಬದ್ಧತೆ, ಕಟ್ಟುಬೀಳುವಿಕೆ, ಒಳಗಾಗುವಿಕೆ, ಬಾಧ್ಯತೆ
- commitment in Punjabi
- ਇਕਰਾਰ ikarār
- commitment in Gujarati
- પ્રતિબદ્ધતા, વચનબદ્ધતા
- commitment in Odia
- ପ୍ରତିବଦ୍ଧତା
- commitment in Sanskrit
- अरमति aramati
- commitment in Nepali
- प्रतिबद्धता
- commitment in Arabic
- التزام
- commitment in Malay
- iltizam
- commitment in Indonesian
- komitmen
Examples of commitment in a sentence
- The prime minister's speech was a glowing testament to the cabinet's undying commitment to the royal cause.
- You made the commitment, and you can't change the terms after the fact.
- You're taking evasive action out of a clear commitment once again.
Synonyms of commitment
13 more synonymsFewer synonyms
Forms of commitment
| plural | commitments |
|---|
Origin of commitment
From commit + -ment.
Words formed from commitment
Phrases with commitment
Questions about commitment
- What does commitment mean?
- Commitment means the act of sending a legislative bill to committee for review.
- What is commitment in Hindi?
- Commitment in Hindi is प्रतिबद्धता (pratibaddhatā), आश्वासन (āśvāsan). See Commitment meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is commitment?
- Commitment is a noun.
- How do you pronounce commitment?
- Commitment is pronounced /kəˈmɪtmənt/.
- What is the plural of commitment?
- The plural of commitment is commitments.
Words near commitment in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: commitment (page history and authors); commitment (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); वचनबद्धता (Marathi) (page history and authors); commitment (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); commitment (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); commitment (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); പ്രതിബദ്ധത (Malayalam) (page history and authors); commitment (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); ਇਕਰਾਰ (Punjabi) (page history and authors); commitment (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); commitment (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); commitment (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
Last updated:
Pronunciation audio from Wikimedia Commons, each file under its own free license: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-commitment.wav.
Cite this entry: “commitment.” Word.ws, https://word.ws/commitment. Based on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.