commitment
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noun1 willingness to give time/energy to sthADJECTIVE▪ absolute, complete, full, total▪ clear, deep, firm, genuine, great, passionate, real, serious, strong▪ continued, continuing, lifelong, long-standing, long-term, ongoing, unwavering▪
The company is making a long-term commitment to breaking into the American market.
▪ increased, increasing▪ general, open-ended▪ government, personal, professional, public▪ emotional, ideological, moral, political, religious… OF COMMITMENT▪ degree, levelVERB + COMMITMENT▪ give, make▪The president made a firm commitment to increasing spending on health.
▪ demonstrate, display, show▪to demonstrate a commitment to human rights
▪ lack▪ affirm, reaffirm▪ require, take▪Learning to play the violin requires strong commitment.
PREPOSITION▪ commitment on▪The government avoided giving any commitments on spending.
▪ commitment to▪his lifelong commitment to the socialist cause
PHRASES▪ a lack of commitment2 a responsibilityADJECTIVE▪ big, considerable, major▪ binding▪ prior▪ international, overseas▪ business, domestic, family, financial, military, social, teaching, workVERB + COMMITMENT▪ have, take on▪I don't want to take on any more commitments.
▪ fulfil/fulfill, honour/honor, meet▪She can't meet her financial commitments.
▪ get out of, wriggle out of▪He is trying to wriggle out of his various domestic commitments.
PREPOSITION▪ commitment on▪to honour/honor commitments on reduction of air pollution
3 agreeing to use money/time/people for sthADJECTIVE▪ heavy▪a heavy commitment of capital
▪ timePREPOSITION▪ commitment of▪The war on poverty requires a commitment of resources from the developing nations.
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