Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Dedicated and loyal to a cause, activity, or person: Describes someone who is emotionally or intellectually devoted and feels a strong sense of duty or obligation.
   • Pledged or bound to a specific course or promise: Indicates a state of being obligated, often formally, to follow through on a decision or principle.
   • In a stable, exclusive romantic relationship: Used to describe someone who is in a serious, monogamous partnership.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • She is a committed environmentalist who volunteers every weekend. (Describing dedication to a cause.)
  • The company is committed to reducing its carbon footprint by 2030. (Describing a pledged obligation.)
  • After dating for two years, they are now in a committed relationship. (Describing an exclusive partnership.)

Advanced Usage

• "Deeply/Very committed": Used to emphasize the strength of the dedication or obligation.
  • He is deeply committed to his research on renewable energy.
• "Committed to + [gerund/noun]": The standard grammatical structure to show the object of the commitment.
  • The team is committed to winning the championship.
  • We are committed to excellence in customer service.

Variants and Related Words

• Commit (verb): To pledge, bind, or dedicate oneself to something.
  • He decided to commit fully to the new project.
• Commitment (noun): The state or an instance of being committed; a pledge or promise.
  • Her commitment to the job is admirable.
• Uncommitted (adjective): Not committed; not pledged or dedicated.

Synonyms

• Dedicated: Devoted to a task or purpose.
• Devoted: Very loving or loyal.
• Loyal: Giving or showing firm and constant support.
• Pledged: Formally promised or bound.

Related Phrases

• Comitted to memory: Learned thoroughly so as to be remembered.
  • The poem was committed to memory by every student in the class.
• Committed to paper: Written down.
  • Finally, she committed her ideas to paper.

Related Idioms

• Fully committed: Entirely dedicated or obligated, with no way to withdraw.
  • Once you sign the contract, you are fully committed.

Adjective

1. associated in an exclusive sexual relationship
2. bound or obligated, as under a pledge to a particular cause, action, or attitude
   • committed church members
   • a committed Marxist