verb

commit

kuh-MIHT

verb

To carry out a crime, mistake, or wrongdoing.

"He was arrested for committing fraud."

"She admitted to committing an error in the report."

To pledge or bind oneself to a course of action.

"They committed to finishing the project by June."

To save a set of changes permanently, especially in software or version control.

"Don't forget to commit your changes before you push to the repository."

How to Use Commit

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishTo carry out an act (especially wrongdoing), to pledge yourself to something, or to save changes permanently.

Common pairings

commit a crime commit to a plan commit changes

Word Forms

committed past tense, commit plural, committed plural, commits plural, commits singular, commit singular, committed singular, committest singular, committedst singular, committeth singular

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Etymology

From Latin committere ("to bring together, entrust"), from com- + mittere ("to send") — related to "mission."