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I mean, I can look back with great pleasure on what has happened in Sudan, and our commitment to people who are persecuted in that kind of way.
George Carey

Meaning of "commitment" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF COMMITMENT

commitment  [kəˈmɪtmənt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF COMMITMENT

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Commitment is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES COMMITMENT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Commitment

Commitment may refer to: ▪ Promise, or personal commitment ▪ Contract, a legally binding exchange of promises ▪ Brand commitment ▪ Involuntary commitment, the use of legal means or forms to commit a person to a mental hospital, insane asylum or psychiatric ward ▪ Ontological commitment, belief in an ontology in philosophy ▪ Organizational commitment ▪ Commitment scheme, in cryptography ▪ Kingsbury Commitment, the beginning of AT&T's monopoly in the telephone industry ▪ Climate commitment, a model of climate change...

Definition of commitment in the English dictionary

The first definition of commitment in the dictionary is the act of committing or pledging. Other definition of commitment is the state of being committed or pledged. Commitment is also an obligation, promise, etc that restricts one's freedom of action.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH COMMITMENT


abatement
əˈbeɪtmənt
affreightment
əˈfreɪtmənt
excitement
ɪkˈsaɪtmənt
fitment
ˈfɪtmənt
incitement
ɪnˈsaɪtmənt
indictment
ɪnˈdaɪtmənt
instatement
ɪnˈsteɪtmənt
invitement
ɪnˈvaɪtmənt
misstatement
ˈmɪsˈsteɪtmənt
noncommitment
ˌnɒnkəˈmɪtmənt
overcommitment
ˌəʊvəkəˈmɪtmənt
overstatement
ˈəʊvəˌsteɪtmənt
precommitment
ˌpriːkəˈmɪtmənt
rebatement
rɪˈbeɪtmənt
recommitment
ˌriːkəˈmɪtmənt
reinstatement
ˌriːɪnˈsteɪtmənt
remitment
rɪˈmɪtmənt
restatement
ˌriːˈsteɪtmənt
statement
ˈsteɪtmənt
understatement
ˌʌndəˈsteɪtmənt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE COMMITMENT

commit
commit to memory
commitment fee
committable
committal
committal hearing
committal order
committal proceedings
committed
committed facility
committee
committee meeting
committee member
committee of inquiry
Committee of the Whole
Committee of the Whole House
committee stage
committeeman
committeemen
committeeship

WORDS THAT END LIKE COMMITMENT

adjustment
advertisement
allotment
apartment
appointment
assortment
compartment
cost-of-living adjustment
department
disappointment
enactment
fire department
graphic design department
investment
one-room apartment
police department
recruitment
service department
State Department
the treatment
treatment

Synonyms and antonyms of commitment in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «COMMITMENT»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «commitment» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of commitment

Translation of «commitment» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF COMMITMENT

Find out the translation of commitment to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of commitment from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «commitment» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

信奉
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

compromiso
570 millions of speakers

English

commitment
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

प्रतिबद्धता
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

التزام
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

приверженность
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

compromisso
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

প্রতিশ্রুতি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

engagement
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

komitmen
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Engagement
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

強い信念
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

강한 신념
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Prasetya
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

cam kết
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

அர்ப்பணிப்பு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

बांधिलकी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

taahhüt
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

dedizione
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

zobowiązanie
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

прихильність
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

angajament
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

δέσμευση
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

verbintenis
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

åtagande
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

engasjement
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of commitment

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «COMMITMENT»

The term «commitment» is very widely used and occupies the 6.321 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «COMMITMENT» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «commitment» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «commitment» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about commitment

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10 QUOTES WITH «COMMITMENT»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word commitment.
1
Hans Urs von Balthasar
Whoever removes the Cross and its interpretation by the New Testament from the center, in order to replace it, for example, with the social commitment of Jesus to the oppressed as a new center, no longer stands in continuity with the apostolic faith.
2
Joyce Banda
What I have said to my team is that at a point such as this, with 40% adjustment in our currency, it means that Malawians are paying the price. While that is going on, they need to see, us, the commitment on our part, particularly right at the top. The political will needs to go through this with the people, side by side.
3
David Alan Basche
I watched Mark Rylance in the Broadway revival of 'La Bete,' and it knocked my socks off. The complete commitment, passion, and unbridled enjoyment in every moment of what he was doing was overwhelming.
4
William Bennett
Real fatherhood means love and commitment and sacrifice and a willingness to share responsibility and not walking away from one's children.
5
John Boehner
The United States and Israel have a unique relationship based on our mutual commitment to democracy, freedom, and peace. Therefore, just as our commitment to these principles must be steadfast, so must our support for Israel.
6
Lakhdar Brahimi
The third point is that for some time the UN has been talking about helping Afghanistan in the reconstruction of the country but there has never been any real commitment by the international community to provide resources for that.
7
Adam Braun
It is the local community that needs to own the commitment to education.
8
George Carey
I mean, I can look back with great pleasure on what has happened in Sudan, and our commitment to people who are persecuted in that kind of way.
9
Aaron Carter
Love shouldn't be about jealousy or anything like that. It should be about commitment and being able to trust that person. If you can't have that from the get-go, there's a problem.
10
Robert Casey
The national Democratic Party has embraced abortion on demand. I believe this position is wrong in principle and out of the mainstream of our party's historic commitment to protecting the powerless.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «COMMITMENT»

Discover the use of commitment in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to commitment and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Getting to Commitment: Overcoming the 8 Greatest Obstacles ...
Shows readers how to summon the courage and overcome the obstacles to a solid relationship
Steven Carter, 2000
2
Commitment: My Heart--Christ's Home
The study guide is part of a series, Christian Basics, drawing on material from well-loved Christian classics for content and organization.
Robert Boyd Munger, 1994
3
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy: Contemporary Theory, ...
This book will not only tell you what to do with clients struggling with various problems, it will also tell you how those things work.
J. T. Blackledge, Joseph Ciarrochi, Frank Deane, 2009
4
Acceptance & Commitment Therapy for Anxiety Disorders: A ...
Accompanying CD-ROM "includes client worksheets, questionnaires, and inventories."
Georg H. Eifert, John P. Forsyth, 2005
5
Habits of the Heart: Individualism and Commitment in ...
With this new edition one of the most influential books of recent times takes on a new immediacy.
Elliott Robert N Bellah, Robert Neelly Bellah, Steven M. Tipton, William M. Sullivan, Richard Madsen, Ann Swidler, Richard Madsen, 2007
6
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Eating Disorders: A ...
This professional guide offers a review of acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) as a theoretical orientation and presents case conceptualizations that illuminate the ACT process.
Emily Sandoz, Kelly G. Wilson, Troy DuFrene, 2011
7
Cell Commitment and Differentiation
This book is about how cells differentiate; it describes the way in which cells in animal and plant bodies take on their specialised fates.
Norman Maclean, Brian Keith Hall, 1987
8
Commitment in the Workplace: Theory, Research, and Application
One of the great strengths of the book is that it summarizes the key organizational commitment research in such a way that the research findings can be evaluated for both their scientific merit and their practical value.
John P. Meyer, Natalie J. Allen, 1997
9
Commitment-Led Marketing: The Key to Brand Profits Is in the ...
This book helps you to do just that. Over ten years ago, Jannie Hofmeyr and Butch Rice created something called The Conversion Model -- a technique that analyses the degree of a person's psychological commitment to anything and everything.
J. Hofmeyr, Rice, Bernard J. Rice, Butch Rice, Hofmeyr, 2003
10
Acceptance & Commitment Therapy for Body Image ...
ACT for Body Image Dissatisfaction is an acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) manual practitioners can use to help clients overcome body image dissatisfaction and disordered eating behaviors such as food restriction and binge eating.
Adria N. Pearson, Michelle Heffner, Victoria M. Follette, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «COMMITMENT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term commitment is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Yaya Toure reaffirms commitment to Manchester City and says he …
But after talks with the club hierarchy, the Ivory Coast international reaffirmed his commitment to City and on Tuesday he outlined his hopes for ... «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
2
Toshiba denies seeking commitment line amid accounting probe
TOKYO: Japanese industrial conglomerate Toshiba Corp denied a report that it was seeking a commitment line from banks to secure funding in ... «Economic Times, Jul 15»
3
Top 2017 prospect flips commitment from Miami to Florida
The Miami Hurricanes suffered disappointment on two different levels on Tuesday as Kadeem Telfort, one of the premiere offensive linemen ... «FOXSports.com, Jul 15»
4
Customer commitment has many faces, differs globally
The researchers tested a customer-commitment model that has five dimensions—affective, normative, economic, forced and habitual. They said ... «Phys.Org, Jul 15»
5
Greek PM wins commitment to seek last-minute rescue deal
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras wins a commitment from fellow euro zone leaders to seek a last-minute rescue deal for his country. Rough ... «Reuters, Jul 15»
6
Alnutt is confident in Southeast Missouri State's commitment to …
He touched on the topic of the university's commitment to athletics, the improvements that he believes were made during the three years he was ... «Southeast Missourian, Jul 15»
7
Top Michigan State WR target Donnie Corley set to announce …
Donnie Corley, widely ranked as the top 2016 wide receiver prospect in the state, is reportedly set to make his commitment on Friday at The ... «MLive.com, Jul 15»
8
MTSU picks up second commitment of 2016
MURFREESBORO – The MTSU football team picked up its second commitment of the Class of 2016 last week. Justin Brown, a 6-foot-1 ... «The Daily News Journal, Jul 15»
9
Zico: Short tournaments like the ISL need longer commitment
Short tournaments like four months always need longer commitment but as soon as we talked about the situation and structure that we had ... «Goal.com, Jul 15»
10
Signing of Enes Unal Continues Manchester City's Commitment to …
Manchester City completed the signing of Enes Unal on Monday for an undisclosed fee believed to be around £2 million. Manchester City are ... «Bleacher Report, Jul 15»

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