committed

committed
adjective
1) verpflichtet (to zu); festgelegt (to auf + Akk.)
2) (morally dedicated) engagiert
* * *
adjective (pledged to do, or to support, something: He was committed to looking after his uncle; He is a committed socialist.) verpflichtet
* * *
com·mit·ted
[kəˈmɪtɪd, AM -ˈmɪt̬ɪd]
adj
1. (obliged) verpflichtet, gebunden
▪ to be \committed to sth auf etw akk festgelegt sein
▪ to be \committed to do/doing sth verpflichtet sein, etw zu tun
2. (dedicated) engagiert
\committed Christian überzeugter Christ/überzeugte Christin
▪ to be \committed to sth sich akk für etw akk engagieren
she doesn't seem very \committed to the idea sie scheint von der Sache nicht besonders überzeugt zu sein
▪ to be \committed to doing sth sich dat zur Aufgabe machen, etw zu tun
* * *
[kə'mItɪd]
adj
(= dedicated) engagiert

he is so committed to his work that ... — er geht so in seiner Arbeit auf, dass ...

all his life he has been committed to this cause — er hat sich sein Leben lang für diese Sache eingesetzt

* * *
adjective
1) verpflichtet (to zu); festgelegt (to auf + Akk.)
2) (morally dedicated) engagiert

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