Committed
[kə'mɪtɪd]
Definition
(adj.) bound or obligated, as under a pledge to a particular cause, action, or attitude; 'committed church members'; 'a committed Marxist' .
Typist: Weldon--From WordNet
Definition
(imp. & p. p.) of Commit
Editor: Priscilla
Examples
- Why, Mr. Holmes, the crime was only committed at three this morning. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- If he hasn't peached, and is committed, there's no fear till he comes out again,' said Mr. Sikes, 'and then he must be taken care on. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
- Permit me to give an idea of my devotion to my aunt's interests by recording that, on this occasion, I committed the prodigality of taking a cab. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- Topsy had an uncommon verbal memory, and committed with a fluency that greatly encouraged her instructress. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
- Numerous offences had been committed in the neighbourhood; the perpetrators remained undiscovered, and their boldness increased. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- If I saved one blow, one cruel, angry action that might otherwise have been committed, I did a woman's work. Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell. North and South.
- I also felt that I had committed every crime in the Newgate Calendar. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- He remained on guard in the bedroom where the crime was committed, so as to see that nothing was touched. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- I have committed follies, gentlemen,' said Uriah, looking round with a meek smile, 'and I ought to bear the consequences without repining. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
- Hoped no violence would be committed. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- We must remember that in the time of Buddha it is doubtful if even the Iliad had been committed to writing. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- In 1808 he committed a very serious blunder. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- I committed one error in trusting myself to such a blindfold calculation of chances as this. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- But having committed herself to this line of action there was no retreating for bad weather. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
- For a fortnight past no cloth had been destroyed; no outrage on mill or mansion had been committed in the three parishes. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
Editor: Pedro