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commitment
promise or responsibility
A promise or firm decision to do something, or the responsibility that comes with it.
Hear it in real life
Can you help us organise the event?
I can't promise yet; I already have several commitments.
Moving abroad would be a big commitment for my whole family.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: I have a commitment of attending the meetings.
Say: I have a commitment to attend the meetings.
Use “commitment to” before an infinitive or an -ing form.
Build it
How it fits in a sentence.
make a commitment to do something; a commitment to someone; have commitments
Your turn: say it out loud
Moving abroad would be a big commitment for my whole family.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
commitment
promise or responsibility
“Moving abroad would be a big commitment for my whole family.”
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