English-Thai Dictionary

commitment

N ความรับผิดชอบ  responsibility engagement kwam-rab-phid-chob

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

COMMITMENT

n. 1. The act of committing; a sending to prison; a putting into prison; imprisonment. It is equivalent to sending or putting in simply; as a commitment to the tower, or to Newgate; or for the sake of brevity, omitting the name of the place, it is equivalent to putting into prison; as, the offender is secured by commitment.
2. An order for confining in prison. But more generally we use mittimus.
3. The act of referring or entrusting to a committee for consideration; a term in legislation; as the commitment of a petition or a bill to a select number of persons for consideration and report.
4. The act of delivering in charge or entrusting.
5. A doing, or perpetration, as of sin or a crime; commission.
6. The act of pledging or engaging; or the act of exposing or endangering.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

COMMITMENT

COMMITMENT Com *mit "ment, n.

 

1. The act of commiting, or putting in charge, keeping, or trust; consigment; esp. , the act of commiting to prison. They were glad to compound for his bare commitment to the Tower, whence he was within few days enlarged. Clarendon.

 

2. A warrant or order for the imprisonment of a person; -- more frequently termed a mittimus.

 

3. The act of referring or intrusting to a committee for consideration and report; as, the commitment of a petition or a bill.

 

4. A doing, or preperation, in a bad sense, as of a crime or blunder; commission.

 

5. The act of pledging or engaging; the act of exposing, endangering, or compromising; also, the state of being pledged or engaged. Hamilton.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

commitment

com mit ment |kəˈmitmənt kəˈmɪtmənt | ▶noun 1 the state or quality of being dedicated to a cause, activity, etc.: the company's commitment to quality. • a pledge or undertaking: I cannot make such a commitment at the moment. 2 (usu. commitments ) an engagement or obligation that restricts freedom of action: business commitments | young people delay major commitments including marriage and children.

 

commitment ceremony

com mit ment cer e mo ny ▶noun a ceremony to mark the spousal union of two people who are not legally allowed to marry, such as gay people.

 

commitment order

com mit ment or der ▶noun an order authorizing the admission and detention of a patient in a psychiatric hospital.

 

Oxford Dictionary

commitment

com ¦mit |ment |kəˈmɪtm (ə )nt | ▶noun 1 [ mass noun ] the state or quality of being dedicated to a cause, activity, etc.: the company's commitment to quality | I could not fault my players for commitment. • [ count noun ] a pledge or undertaking: I cannot make such a commitment at the moment. 2 an engagement or obligation that restricts freedom of action: with so many business commitments time for recreation was limited.

 

commitment ceremony

com mit ment cer e mo ny ▶noun a ceremony to mark the spousal union of two people who are not legally allowed to marry, such as gay people.

 

commitment order

com mit ment or der ▶noun an order authorizing the admission and detention of a patient in a psychiatric hospital.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

commitment

commitment noun 1 the pressure of his commitments: responsibility, obligation, duty, tie, liability; task; engagement, arrangement. 2 her commitment to her students: dedication, devotion, allegiance, loyalty, faithfulness, fidelity. 3 he made a commitment: vow, promise, pledge, oath; contract, pact, deal; decision, resolution.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

commitment

commitment noun 1 he resigned because of the pressure of other commitments: responsibility, obligation, duty, tie, charge, liability, burden, pressure; undertaking, task, engagement, arrangement. 2 her commitment to her students continued undiminished: dedication, devotion, allegiance, loyalty, faithfulness, fidelity, bond, adherence, attentiveness. 3 he made a commitment to carry on his father's work: vow, promise, pledge, oath; covenant, contract, pact, deal, undertaking; decision, resolution, resolve; guarantee, assurance, affirmation.

 

Duden Dictionary

Commitment

Com mit ment Substantiv, Neutrum Jargon , das |kəˈmɪtmənt kɔˈmɪmɛnt |das Commitment; Genitiv: des Commitments, Plural: die Commitments englisch commitment, zu: to commit < mittellateinisch committere = in Obhut geben < lateinisch committere, Kommission das [Sich ]bekennen, [Sich ]verpflichten

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

commitment

com mit ment /kəmɪ́tmənt /→commit 名詞 複 ～s /-ts /1 C ｟かたく ｠ «…の /…するという » 約束 , 言質 （げんち ）, 公約 ; 責任, 義務 «to /to do » ▸ make [fulfill ] a commitment 約束をする [果たす ]▸ a commitment to improve [better ] working conditions 労働条件改善の約束 2 U 〖具体例ではa (…) ～〗【活動 組織などへの 】(真剣な )かかわり , 取り組み, 傾倒, 献身 «to » ▸ make a commitment to peace [one's job ]平和に献身する [本気で仕事に取り組む ]3 C (前もって決まっている )用事 , しなくてはならない事 ▸ family [work ] commitments 家庭 [仕事 ]の用事 .4 C (定期的な一定金額の )支払い ▸ a financial commitment for one's house 家のローンの支払い 5 U C 【資金 時間 人などを /ある目的のために 】利用すること , 使うこと «of /to » , 充当, 投入 .6 U C 委託 ; ｟米 ｠〘法 〙(刑務所などへの )収監, 投獄 , 拘留 , (精神病院などへの )収容 .7 U C (罪を )犯すこと , 犯行 .8 U (法案などの )委員 (会 )付託 .