commit
/kəˈmɪt/verb
उच्चारण कमिट
करना (अपराध); वचन देना
Core word
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[T]
to do something wrong or illegal; to promise sincerely that you will definitely do something; to give an opinion or make a decision openly
करना (अपराध); वचन देना
- commit a crime
- committed to the cause
- He was sentenced for the crime he committed five years ago.
+ 2 more examples
- Meena committed herself to studying for four hours every day.
- The minister refused to commit himself on the date of the election.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
commit + crime / offence / mistake
Commit goes with wrong, illegal or serious acts; it is a transitive verb with a direct object.
'Commit' ग़लत, अवैध या गंभीर कार्यों के साथ आता है; यह transitive verb है।
- He committed a serious crime.
- She committed the same mistake twice.
commit oneself to sth / to doing sth
Here to is a preposition, so it is followed by a noun or -ing form, not by a bare verb.
यहाँ to preposition है, इसलिए उसके बाद noun या -ing रूप आता है, base verb नहीं।
- Radhika committed herself to studying six hours a day.
- The company is committed to quality.
commit sth to memory / paper
Commit sth to memory means to learn so well that you can remember it; to paper means to write it down.
'Commit sth to memory' का अर्थ इतना याद करना कि भूले नहीं; 'to paper' का अर्थ उसे लिख लेना।
- Commit these formulas to memory before the exam.
- He committed his thoughts to paper.
be committed to sth / sb
The adjective committed means strongly dedicated or loyal; it is followed by to.
Adjective 'committed' का अर्थ दृढ़ता से समर्पित या निष्ठावान है; इसके बाद to आता है।
- He is committed to his job.
commit suicide / commit sb to prison
Commit suicide is the usual phrase; commit sb to prison or hospital means to send someone there officially.
'Commit suicide' सामान्य phrase है; 'commit sb to prison/hospital' का अर्थ किसी को आधिकारिक रूप से वहाँ भेजना है।
- The court committed him to prison for a year.
+Collocations 4
commit + noun
a crimemurderfraudan erroran offencea sin
- He committed fraud in the loan scheme.
commit to + noun/-ing
to memoryto paperto a planto doing itto the cause
- The team committed to finishing the project on time.
adverb + commit
fullypubliclyfirmlydeeplypersonally
- The minister publicly committed to building the road.
committed + noun
teacherworkerfansupportermember
- She is a committed teacher in a village school.
“More examples 5
- The police arrested a man who had committed several thefts.
पुलिस ने एक ऐसे व्यक्ति को गिरफ़्तार किया जिसने कई चोरियाँ की थीं।
- Do not commit yourself to anything before reading the agreement.
समझौता पढ़े बिना किसी बात के लिए वचनबद्ध न हों।
- Radhika committed the whole poem to memory in one evening.
राधिका ने पूरी कविता एक ही शाम में कंठस्थ कर ली।
- The bank is committed to opening ten new branches this year.
बैंक इस वर्ष दस नई शाखाएँ खोलने के लिए प्रतिबद्ध है।
- He committed all his savings to his daughter's education.
उसने अपनी सारी बचत बेटी की पढ़ाई के लिए लगा दी।
!Common mistakes 3
✗ She is committed to help the poor.
✓ She is committed to helping the poor.
To is a preposition here, so use the -ing form.
यहाँ to preposition है, इसलिए -ing रूप आएगा।
✗ He did a serious crime.
✓ He committed a serious crime.
Crime takes the verb commit, not do.
'Crime' के साथ verb 'commit' आती है, 'do' नहीं।
✗ The officer committed to a suicide.
✓ The officer committed suicide.
The fixed phrase is commit suicide, with no a or to.
स्थिर phrase 'commit suicide' है, उसमें a या to नहीं आता।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
Commit, perpetrate and carry out are used with acts, but they differ in tone.
Commit, perpetrate और carry out कार्यों के साथ आते हैं, पर स्वर अलग है।
The general verb for doing a crime or a wrong act.
अपराध या ग़लत कार्य करने के लिए सामान्य verb।
- He committed a theft.
A formal word for committing a harmful or illegal act.
हानिकारक या अवैध कार्य करने के लिए औपचारिक शब्द।
- The fraud was perpetrated by a clerk.