transcription, транскрипция: [ kəmɪtmənt ]
( commitments)
Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English.
1.
Commitment is a strong belief in an idea or system.
...commitment to the ideals of Bolshevism.
N-UNCOUNT : oft N to n
2.
A commitment is something which regularly takes up some of your time because of an agreement you have made or because of responsibilities that you have.
Work commitments forced her to uproot herself and her son from Reykjavik.
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3.
If you make a commitment to do something, you promise that you will do it. ( FORMAL )
We made a commitment to keep working together...
They made a commitment to peace.
N-COUNT : usu N to-inf , N to n
4.
Commitment is the process of officially sending someone to a prison or to hospital. ( AM; in BRIT, use committal )
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