committen

German

Etymology

Borrowed from English commit (verb).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kɔˈmɪtn̩/

Verb

committen (weak, third-person singular present committet, past tense committete, past participle committet, auxiliary haben)

  1. (reflexive) to commit (to pledge or bind)
    Synonyms: verpflichten, engagieren
    • 2016 March 23, Markus Baumanns, “Erst denken, dann reden”, in Die Zeit[1]:
      Der “Innovationsapproach”, zu dem sich alle “zeitnah committen” mögen, soll wohl Professionalität suggerieren, ist im Kern aber nichts als heiße Luft.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
    • Johannes Kopp (2 January 2021), “Hektisches Treiben in der Bundesliga: Ein Klon hier, ein Klon da”, in Die Tageszeitung: taz[2] (in German), →ISSN:Und selbst über die beschaulichsten Tage des Jahres hat man in der Bundesliga nicht mit dem aufgehört, was man sonst so als sein Geschäft beschreibt. Man hat mit Stakeholdern diskutiert, fleißig Fehler aufgearbeitet, sich committed und neu aufgestellt.
  2. (transitive, databases) to commit (to make a change permanent)
    • 2018, Martin Kleppmann, translated by Frank Langenau, Datenintensive Anwendungen designen[3], O'Reilly, →ISBN:
      In diesen Fällen genügt es nicht, einfach eine Commit-Anfrage an alle Knoten zu senden und die Transaktion auf den einzelnen Knoten unabhängig voneinander zu committen.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Conjugation

Further reading

  • committen” in Duden online
  • committen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Middle English

Alternative forms

  • comettyn, committe, commytt, commytte, commytten

Etymology

    From Latin committō.

    Verb

    committen (third-person singular simple present committeth, present participle committende, committynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle committed)

    1. to entrust
      • c. 1370?-1451, John Lydgate, Lydgate's Reson and Sensuallyte[4], Early English text society, published 1901, page 5396:
        And this dredeful god Cupide,
        That kan departen and devyde
        To hys servauntes wele or wo,
        Ryght as him lyst, for bothe two
        Ben in his honde fully committed
        Tabyde sure or to be flytted,
        (please add an English translation of this quotation)
    2. to perform, accomplish
      • 1462, W. C. Chaplaine, A manvall of prayers, collected, for the use of Sir Ralph Duttons regiment[5], Henry Hall:
        I pray thee forgive me all my ſinnes, which I have this day, unrighteouſly committed
        (please add an English translation of this quotation)
    3. to commit, dedicate something to
      • Geoffrey Chaucer, Tale of Melibee 31:
        Now sir, thanne shul ye committe the keping of your persone to your trewe freendes that been approved and y-knowe
        (please add an English translation of this quotation)
    4. to appoint (to an office or position)

    Conjugation

    Conjugation of committen (weak in -ed/suffixless)
    infinitive (to) committen, committe
    present tense past tense
    1st-person singular committe committed, committe
    2nd-person singular committest committedest, committest
    3rd-person singular committeth committed, committe
    subjunctive singular committe
    imperative singular
    plural1 committen, committe committeden, committede, committen, committe
    imperative plural committeth, committe
    participles committynge, committende committed, commit, ycommitted, ycommit

    1 Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

    Derived terms

    Descendants

    • English: commit
      • German: committen

    References