adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
be committed to a cause (= believe in an aim very strongly )
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We are committed to the cause of racial justice.
be committed to an ideal (= believe in it strongly )
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Everyone in the party is committed to the same socialist ideals.
committed adultery
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She had committed adultery on several occasions.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADVERB
most
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I think he was employed by the park authorities to scare away all but the most committed .
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But the thriller element does no damage to the message and helps the story along for even the most committed viewer.
■ NOUN
member
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Both parents were committed members of the Plymouth Brethren.
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They wished to change the rules and require the politically committed members to contract in.
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Throughout his life he was a committed member of the Church of Ireland, giving generously to local charities.
suicide
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A man who had been living on his own committed suicide .
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Hoffman, after a colorful career as an activist for various causes, committed suicide .
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In a well publicised case a patient recently committed suicide while under the care of a clinical ecologist.
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I ... sort of ... committed suicide .
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A girl in the soap opera committed suicide with them.
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Marshal Sergei Akhromeyev, chief military adviser to Gorbachev, committed suicide on Aug. 24.
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One of the arrested men subsequently committed Suicide .
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The defence claimed Mrs Armstrong could have taken the poison herself and committed suicide .
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Edinburgh sees itself as a university of the new millennium, committed to research and teaching.
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John is a very committed student.
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Tanzania is a country committed to building socialism in the long term.
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The company looks for highly committed people, who are willing to study for further professional qualifications in their own time.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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As committed feminists they feel that feminism can greatly assist the professional mental health worker.
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But it will be desperately close as two exceptionally committed sides bid to keep their championship season alive.
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It is unlike that of any politician, environmentalist or businessman, however committed and well intentioned they may be.
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The Sprint service provides a committed information rate, guaranteeing a minimum sustained throughput.
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There are many experiences which can sensitise and inform committed work.