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Commitment Requires Kəˈmɪtmənt Big Make Emotional Steve Moment

Word commitment
WordType (noun)
Phonetic BrE / kəˈmɪtmənt / NAmE / kəˈmɪtmənt /
Example
  • she doesn't want to make a big emotional commitment to steve at the moment.
  • the government’s commitment to public services
  • the company's commitment to providing quality at a reasonable price has been vital to its success.
  • a career as an actor requires one hundred per cent commitment.
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commitment

(noun)BrE / kəˈmɪtmənt / NAmE / kəˈmɪtmənt /
  1. a promise to do something or to behave in a particular way; a promise to support somebody/something; the fact of committing yourself
    • She doesn't want to make a big emotional commitment to Steve at the moment.
    • the government’s commitment to public services
    • The company's commitment to providing quality at a reasonable price has been vital to its success.
  2. the willingness to work hard and give your energy and time to a job or an activity
    • A career as an actor requires one hundred per cent commitment.
  3. a thing that you have promised or agreed to do, or that you have to do
    • He's busy for the next month with filming commitments.
    • Women very often have to juggle work with their family commitments.
  4. agreeing to use money, time or people in order to achieve something
    • the commitment of resources to education
    • Achieving success at this level requires a commitment of time and energy.

    Extra Examples

    • I don’t want to take on any more commitments.
    • Learning to play the violin requires strong commitment.
    • She can’t meet her financial commitments.
    • The company is making a long-term commitment to breaking into the American market.
    • The government avoided giving any commitments on pensions.
    • The government has managed to gain the commitment of employers to the scheme.
    • The president made a firm commitment to increasing spending on health.
    • The war on poverty requires a commitment of resources from the developing nations.
    • a heavy commitment of capital
    • his lifelong commitment to the socialist cause
    • to demonstrate a commitment to human rights
    • to honour commitments on reduction of air pollution
    • Buying a house is a big financial commitment.
    • He questioned the government’s commitment to public services.
    • He’s busy for the next month with filming commitments.
    • I was saddened to see their lack of commitment.
    • Is the government going to honour its commitments on the reduction of air pollution?
    • She doesn’t want to make a big emotional commitment to Steve at the moment.
    • The company’s commitment to providing quality at a reasonable price has been vital to its success.
    • They all played with commitment and determination.
    • This is part of the farm’s continued commitment to preserving wildlife.
    • This post demands a high level of commitment.
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