commit · verb
Meanings and examples
To carry out an act that is wrong or illegal.
The police believe that the same person committed both crimes last month.
He admitted committing the offence and agreed to return the money.
The story follows a teenager who commits a theft to impress his friends.
She was accused of committing fraud while working for the small company.
Forms
- commit base form
- commits third-person singular present
- committed past tense; past participle
- committing present participle