COMMIT - Translation from English into German

in the PONS Dictionary

I. com·mit <-tt-> [kəˈmɪt] VB trans

1. commit (carry out):

to commit sth

etw begehen

the newspaper is being sued for allegedly committing libel

die Zeitung wird wegen angeblicher Verleumdung verklagt

to commit a crime/sin

ein Verbrechen/eine Sünde begehen

to commit an offence

eine strafbare Handlung begehen

to commit suicide

Selbstmord begehen

2. commit (bind):

to commit money to a project

Geld für ein Projekt bereitstellen

to commit soldiers to the defence of a region

Soldaten zur Verteidigung eines Gebietes entsenden

to commit oneself to sth

sich acc etw dat voll und ganz widmen

to commit oneself to a relationship

sich acc auf eine Beziehung einlassen

to commit oneself to doing sth

sich acc verpflichten, etw zu tun

3. commit (institutionalize):

to commit sb

jdn einweisen

to commit sb to prison

jdn ins Gefängnis einweisen

he's been committed to prison for fraud

er ist wegen Betrugs inhaftiert worden

to commit sb to a hospital

jdn in ein Krankenhaus einweisen [lassen]

4. commit (entrust):

to commit sth to memory

sich dat etw einprägen

to commit sth to paper

etw zu Papier bringen

II. com·mit <-tt-> [kəˈmɪt] VB intr (bind oneself)

to commit to sth

sich acc auf etw acc festlegen

to commit to a course of action

einen einmal eingeschlagenen Weg weiterverfolgen

to commit oneself on an issue

sich acc in einer Frage festlegen

commit VB trans ECON LAW

commit

verpflichten

Present

I	commit
you	commit
he/she/it	commits
we	commit
you	commit
they	commit

Past

I	committed
you	committed
he/she/it	committed
we	committed
you	committed
they	committed

Present Perfect

I	have	committed
you	have	committed
he/she/it	has	committed
we	have	committed
you	have	committed
they	have	committed

Past Perfect

I	had	committed
you	had	committed
he/she/it	had	committed
we	had	committed
you	had	committed
they	had	committed