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Look up: commit

  1. commit
    [Verb] To say that you will do something.
    Example: Lots of stars are committed to raising money for charity.
    Found on http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/glossary

  2. commit
    [Verb] To promise oneself to a person, an organisation or a course of action.
    Example: The government has refused to commit itself on the issue of spending cuts.
    Found on http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/glossary

  3. commit
    [v] - cause to be admitted
    Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definitio

  4. commit
    To commit a felony willingly and with knowledge of one`s actions. Category: Law • To commit a misdemeanour willingly and with knowledge of one`s actions. Category: Law
    Found on http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/definition

  5. Commit
    Com·mit' transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Committed ; present participle & verbal noun Committing .] [ Latin committere , commissum , to connect, commit; co...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/C/117

  6. Commit
    Com'mit intransitive verb To sin; esp., to be incontinent. [ Obsolete] « Commit not with man's sworn spouse. Shak. »
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/C/117

  7. commit
    institutionalise verb cause to be admitted; of persons to an institution; `After the second episode, she had to be committed`; `he was committed to prison`
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  8. Commit
    • (v. t.) To give in trust; to put into charge or keeping; to intrust; to consign; -- used with to, unto. • (v. t.) To confound. • (v. i.) To sin; esp., to be incontinent. • (v. t.) To put in charge of a jailor; to imprison. • (v. t.) To join for a contest; to match; -- foll...
    Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning

  9. commit
    commit, committing 1. To pledge devotion or dedication to someone or something: 'He wasn't yet ready to commit to the relationship.' 2. To devote or pledge something; such as, time or money to an undertaking. 3. To do something wrong or illegal: 'He was caught committing a felony.' 4. To entrust ...
    Found on http://www.wordinfo.info/words/index/inf

  10. Commit
    Commit as a noun can refer to: == See also == ...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commit

  11. Commit
    [data management] In the context of computer science and data management, commit refers to the idea of making a set of tentative changes permanent. A popular usage is at the end of a transaction. A commit is an act of committing. ==Data management== A COMMIT statement in SQL ends a transacti...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commit_(dat

  12. Commit
    To send a person to prison by virtue of a warrant or other lawful writ, for the commission of a crime, offence or misdemeanor, or for a contempt, or non-payment of a debt.
    Found on http://www.lectlaw.com/def/c255.htm

  13. Commit
    [motion] The motion to commit (or refer), in parliamentary procedure, is used to refer another motion—usually a main motion -- to a committee. ==Explanation and Use== A motion to commit should specify which committee the matter is to be referred, and if the committee is a special committee...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commit_(mot



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27 May 2012

This day in history: The Queen Mary made her maiden voyage, on the Southampton-Cherbourg-New York route, on 27 May 1936. The passenger accommodation emphasised the first two classes, cabin and tourist. The propulsion machinery of the ship produced a massive 160,000 SHP and gave it a speed of over 30 knots. Despite expectations that the ship would try to break speed records on its first voyage a thick fog destroyed any hope of this. The Queen Mary spent a short time in drydock during July whilst adjustments were made to the propellers and turbines. When the ship returned to service, in August, it made a record voyage from Bishop's Rock to Ambrose light and took the Blue Riband from the Normandie. read more

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