commit

[US]/kəˈmɪt/
[UK]/kəˈmɪt/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vt. at udføre eller begå (en forbrydelse); at betro eller overgive sig til; at overlevere
Word Forms
Past Participlecommitted
Past Tensecommitted
Third Person Singularcommits
Present Participlecommitting

Phrases & Collocations

commit oneself

forpligte sig selv

commit suicide

begå selvmord

commit crime

begå forbrydelse

commit murder

begå mord

Example Sentences

commit to a decision

forpligte sig til en beslutning

commit to a relationship

forpligte sig til et forhold

commit to a goal

forpligte sig til et mål

commit to a plan

forpligte sig til en plan

commit to a project

forpligte sig til et projekt

commit to a course of action

forpligte sig til en handlingsplan

commit to improving oneself

forpligte sig til at forbedre sig selv

commit to a strategy

forpligte sig til en strategi

Real-world Examples

So we know that the person has committed a crime.

Så vi ved, at personen har begået en forbrydelse.

Source: CNN 10 Student English February 2020 Compilation

Russian investigators believed that Alexander Protopopov committed highway robbery.

Russiske efterforskere mente, at Alexander Protopopov havde begået vejrøveri.

Source: BBC Listening February 2016 Collection

Our manufactures are fully committed at the moment.

Vores producenter er fuldt ud forpligtede i øjeblikket.

Source: Foreign Trade English Topics King

Information is sparse. Rumours abound. Has Gamelin committed suicide? No.

Information er sparsom. Rygter florerer. Har Gamelin begået selvmord? Nej.

Source: The Apocalypse of World War II

But that wasn't the only crime that Cohen committed.

Men det var ikke den eneste forbrydelse, Cohen begik.

Source: CNN 10 Student English December 2018 Collection

The Trump administration has not committed to doing that.

Trump-administrationen har ikke forpligtet sig til at gøre det.

Source: NPR News August 2019 Collection

You people act like you've committed a murder!

I skal love, I skal agere som om I har begået et mord!

Source: Anime news

Twenty years ago African governments committed to eradicate polio.

For tyve år siden forpligtede afrikanske regeringer sig til at udrydde polio.

Source: VOA Standard English - Health

It turned out that I didn't commit it.

Det viste sig, at jeg ikke havde begået det.

Source: Idol speaks English fluently.

UNICEF said it hopes the summits will be committed to children.

UNICEF sagde, at det håbede, at topmøderne ville være forpligtet til børn.

Source: VOA Special September 2016 Collection

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