commit
Proposed by a contributor, not yet supported by evidence.
Also seen as: commits · committing
Sense 1
To give in trust; to put into charge or keeping; to entrust; to consign; used with to or formerly unto.
Verb
Examples
Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)
Sources & notes
Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).
Sense 2
To imprison: to forcibly place in a jail.
Verb
Examples
Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)
Sources & notes
Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).
Sense 3
The act of committing (e.g. a database transaction), making it a permanent change; such a change.
Noun
Examples
Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)
Sources & notes
Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).
Sense 4
The submission of source code or other material to a source control repository.
việc gửi mã nguồn hoặc tài liệu khác đến kho kiểm soát nguồn
Machine-translated — suggest a fix
Noun
Sources & notes
Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).
Common questions
What does “commit” mean?
To give in trust; to put into charge or keeping; to entrust; to consign; used with to or formerly unto.
Is “commit” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.