commit to
commit to — phrasal verb
- commit tobase form
- commits to3rd person singular
- committing to-ing form
- committed topast simple
1. to decide firmly that you will support someone or something, or keep giving your
to decide firmly that you will support someone or something, or keep giving your time, effort, or money to it
Sora committed to daily piano practice before the summer concert.
pattern: commit to + -ing or regular planned action
After the flood, Bilal committed to helping the village rebuild its school.
The company committed to cleaner buses on every route in the city.
Lisa committed to saving part of each paycheck for nursing school.
- devote oneself
stresses giving a lot of time or energy
- pledge
more formal and focused on making a public promise
- withdraw
means stopping your support or involvement
文法句型
commit to a plan
commit to doing something
用法筆記
Often followed by a noun phrase or an -ing form. Distinguish from sense 2, which is about an official order that sends someone into custody or treatment.
常見錯誤
2. to order that someone be taken by law to prison, a secure hospital, or a similar
to order that someone be taken by law to prison, a secure hospital, or a similar institution
The judge committed the attacker to a secure hospital after the hearing.
legal pattern: commit somebody to a secure hospital
Police asked the court to commit Sana's brother to prison for six months.
After the medical review, doctors committed Brian to a psychiatric unit for treatment.
The magistrate committed the fraud suspect to jail while the trial continued.
- release
means allowing someone to leave custody or care
文法句型
commit somebody to prison or hospital
用法筆記
Object is a person, and the phrase names the institution they are sent to. This sense is mainly used in legal or medical decisions, not ordinary promises.