noun
1 willingness to give time/energy to sth
ADJECTIVE
▪ absolute , complete , full , total
▪ clear , deep , firm , genuine , great , passionate , real , serious , strong
▪ continued , continuing , lifelong , long-standing , long-term , ongoing , unwavering
▪
The company is making a long-term ~ to breaking into the American market.
▪ increased , increasing
▪ general , open-ended
▪ government , personal , professional , public
▪ emotional , ideological , moral , political , religious
… OF COMMITMENT
▪ degree , level
VERB + COMMITMENT
▪ give , make
▪
The president made a firm ~ to increasing spending on health.
▪ demonstrate , display , show
▪
to demonstrate a ~ to human rights
▪ lack
▪ affirm , reaffirm
▪ require , take
▪
Learning to play the violin requires strong ~.
PREPOSITION
▪ ~ on
▪
The government avoided giving any ~s on spending.
▪ ~ to
▪
his lifelong ~ to the socialist cause
PHRASES
▪ a lack of ~
2 a responsibility
ADJECTIVE
▪ big , considerable , major
▪ binding
▪ prior
▪ international , overseas
▪ business , domestic , family , financial , military , social , teaching , work
VERB + COMMITMENT
▪ have , take on
▪
I don't want to take on any more ~s.
▪ fulfil/fulfill , honour/honor , meet
▪
She can't meet her financial ~s.
▪ get out of , wriggle out of
▪
He is trying to wriggle out of his various domestic ~s.
PREPOSITION
▪ ~ on
▪
to honour/honor ~s on reduction of air pollution
3 agreeing to use money/time/people for sth
ADJECTIVE
▪ heavy
▪
a heavy ~ of capital
▪ time
PREPOSITION
▪ ~ of
▪
The war on poverty requires a ~ of resources from the developing nations.