phrasal verb · formal
make a commitment
/meɪk ə kəˈmɪtmənt/com·MIT·ment
task2speaking
to promise or pledge to do something; to dedicate oneself to a course of action
Examples
“The government made a commitment to reduce carbon emissions by 2030.”
“He made a commitment to help the charity every month.”
“Students were asked to make a commitment to finish the project on time.”
Band 8 sentence
“The city council made a commitment to fund affordable housing projects over the next five years.”
Collocations
- make a commitment to
- honour a commitment
Word family
commit verbcommitment noun
Common mistakes
make commitment→make a commitment
do a commitment→make a commitment
Say it for a higher band
5promise→6pledge→7+make a commitment
Synonyms
pledge
Easily confused
pledge
“The company pledged to donate a portion of its profits.”
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