com ‧ mit ‧ ted /kəˈmɪtəd, kəˈmɪtɪd/ BrE AmE adjective
[ Word Family: adjective : noncommital, ↑ committed ≠ ↑ uncommitted ; verb : ↑ commit ; noun : ↑ commitment ]
willing to work very hard at something SYN dedicated :
The party has a core of committed supporters.
committed to
We are fully committed to Equal Opportunity policies.
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COLLOCATIONS
■ adverbs
▪ fully/totally/wholly committed
Both sides claim to be fully committed to the peace process.
▪ deeply/strongly/firmly committed
He was deeply committed to his faith.
▪ passionately/fiercely committed (=in a way that you feel very strongly)
We are all passionately committed to our work in Africa.
▪ politically/ideologically committed
They were ideologically committed to democratic principles.
▪ emotionally committed
As a couple, they were emotionally committed to one another.
▪ irrevocably committed formal (=in a way that cannot be changed)
By now the Americans were irrevocably committed to the war.
■ verbs
▪ remain committed
The government remained committed to the treaty.
▪ become committed
They became committed Christians.
▪ feel committed
I never really felt committed to the job.
■ nouns
▪ a committed supporter
He remains a committed supporter of the present government.
▪ a committed member of something
She is a committed member of the Scottish Socialist Party.
▪ a committed Christian/Muslim/pacifist etc
They consider themselves to be committed Christians.