commit (someone, something, or oneself) to (something)
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1. To agree to something. I'm sorry, but I can't commit myself to your project because it seems fundamentally flawed. Can you believe she asked us to commit ourselves for her move on Saturday? I want to enjoy my day off! Of course I didn't commit myself to his ludicrous scheme!
2. To devote or dedicate oneself or another to someone or something. You need to fully commit yourself to your family and stop working so many hours. Jana won an academic award after committing herself to her studies. I can commit six of my employees to this project.
3. To engage in an exclusive romantic relationship. In this usage, a noun or pronoun is not necessarily used between "commit" and "to." I really want to commit to Ryan, but his history of womanizing makes me reluctant to trust him. A: "I hear he bought an engagement ring." B: "Whoa, so he's really committing himself to her, huh?" Melissa, let's commit to each other and build a life together!
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commit oneself to someone or something
to devote oneself to someone or something; to be faithful to someone or something. He committed himself to his wife. She settled down and committed herself to her job.
commit oneself to something
1. to agree to something; to promise or pledge to do something. Yes, I will commit myself to the repair of the door frame. Will you commit yourself to finishing on time?
2. to promise to support and assist something. I can't commit myself to your cause at the present time. Maybe next month when I am less busy. She committed herself to being there on time.
commit someone or something to something
to pledge or assign someone or something to something. The boss committed Ralph to the task. I cannot commit any more money to your project.
commit to someone
to marry or enter into an exclusive relationship with another person. Jane says she loves me, but she's not ready to commit to any one person. If you can't commit to me, then this relationship is over.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.