commit+to+memory

  • 31commit — com|mit [ kə mıt ] verb *** ▸ 1 do something illegal/wrong ▸ 2 (make someone) agree to something ▸ 3 say something/someone will be used ▸ 4 send someone to prison ▸ 5 in relationships ▸ 6 state someone is mentally ill ▸ 7 put someone/something in …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 32commit — v. 1) (d; refl.) ( to devote ) to commit to (to commit oneself to a cause) 2) (D; tr.) ( to assign ) to commit to (to commit funds to a project) 3) (D; tr.) ( to confine ) to commit to (to commit smb. to a mental hospital; committed to prison) 4) …

    Combinatory dictionary

  • 33commit — verb committed, committing (T) 1 CRIME to do something wrong or illegal: commit a crime: Women commit fewer crimes than men. | commit murder/rape/adultery etc: Brady committed a series of brutal murders. | commit suicide (=kill yourself… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 34To commit — Commit Com*mit , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Committed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Committing}.] [L. committere, commissum, to connect, commit; com + mittere to send. See {Mission}.] 1. To give in trust; to put into charge or keeping; to intrust; to consign;… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 35To commit a bill — Commit Com*mit , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Committed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Committing}.] [L. committere, commissum, to connect, commit; com + mittere to send. See {Mission}.] 1. To give in trust; to put into charge or keeping; to intrust; to consign;… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 36commit — committable, adj. committer, n. /keuh mit /, v., committed, committing. v.t. 1. to give in trust or charge; consign. 2. to consign for preservation: to commit ideas to writing; to commit a poem to memory. 3. to pledge (oneself) to a position on… …

    Universalium

  • 37memory — noun 1 ability to remember ADJECTIVE ▪ excellent, good, long, prodigious, retentive ▪ awful, bad, faulty, poor …

    Collocations dictionary

  • 38commit*/*/*/ — [kəˈmɪt] verb 1) [T] to do something that is illegal or morally wrong The study aims to find out what makes people commit crimes.[/ex] He had admitted to committing adultery.[/ex] Reports suggest that the singer committed suicide (= killed… …

    Dictionary for writing and speaking English

  • 39commit — verb (committed; committing) Etymology: Middle English committen, from Anglo French committer, from Latin committere to connect, entrust, from com + mittere to send Date: 14th century transitive verb 1 …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 40commit — 01. You shouldn t really [commit] yourself until you have all the facts. 02. Police believe the murder was [committed] by two men who were known to the victim. 03. I was offered a job at a company in Chicago, but I didn t accept it because they… …

    Grammatical examples in English