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commit

verb B1
1

işlemek B2

to carry out or perform an act, especially a wrongdoing or crime

He was arrested for a crime he did not commit.

  • Authorities arrested the suspect after he committed a series of burglaries.
  • commit a crime · suç işlemek
  • commit an offense · suç işlemek The driver committed an offense by running the red light.
  • commit a crime He committed a serious crime.

sb: somebody · sth: something

2

taahhüt etmek, kendini adamak, söz vermek C1

to bind oneself or another to a course of action, promise, or obligation

He promised to commit to the project for the next two years.

  • The manager asked the team to commit to the revised deadline.
  • After careful consideration, the council committed the budget to infrastructure upgrades.
  • Researchers committed themselves to publishing open-access results for reproducibility.
  • Despite initial doubts, the organization finally committed to a comprehensive diversity strategy.
  • commit to a plan · bir plana bağlı kalmak
  • commit resources · kaynak ayırmak
  • commit sth to sth The board committed the funds to the new library project.
  • commit to sth/doing sth She committed to learning advanced statistics this semester.

sb: somebody · sth: something

similar: promise

simpler: agree

opposite: refuse

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