commit
1 verb perpetrate crime etc TRANSITIVEdéan verb to commit a crime coir a dhéanamhto commit a sin peaca a dhéanamh 2 verb pledge, bind INTRANSITIVEgeall verb gabh ort féinhe wouldn't commit to paying the fee ní gheallfadh sé go n-íocfadh sé an táillethey committed to two sessions a day ghlac siad le dhá sheisiún sa lá
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3 verb assign TRANSITIVEthey won't commit any funding to job creation ní chuirfidh siad aon mhaoiniú i dtreo cruthú post 4 verb dedicate yourself to relationship
INTRANSITIVEhe won't commit ní theastaíonn uaidh ceangal a chur air féinthey're afraid to commit to marriage tá faitíos orthu roimh cheangal an phósta
TRANSITIVEto commit yourself ceangal a chur ort féinI commit myself to you geallaim mé féin duitse
5 verb express an opinion, decide TRANSITIVEread it before you commit yourself léigh é sula dtugann tú do bhreith 6 verb especially LAW consign, send TRANSITIVEcuir verb he had to be committed níorbh fholáir é a chur in áras meabhairghalairshe was committed to prison cuireadh i bpríosún í, daoradh chun príosúin íto commit sb to a psychiatric unit duine a chur chuig aonad síciatrachhe was committed for trial cuireadh chun a thrialach é 7 verb entrust TRANSITIVEto commit sb/sth to sb's care duine/rud a chur faoi chúram duine 8 verb record TRANSITIVEcommit the number to memory cuir an uimhir de ghlanmheabhairto commit sth to paper rud a scríobh síos, rud a chur ar pár 9 verb GOV refer TRANSITIVEthe bill was committed to the committee cuireadh an bille faoi bhráid an choiste