Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
Committed to do/doing something
Spanish translation:
comprometido(a) a hacer algo
Added to glossary by
Rosa Maria Duenas Rios (X)
May 9, 2006 20:42
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Committed to do/doing something
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Verb + gerund
I would like to find out whether the verb COMMIT takes an infinitive or a gerund as an object. "I am committed to work or working with you", "The company commits itself to respect/respecting the regulations"
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Rosa Maria Duenas Rios (X)
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In the examples you give, it takes neither gerund (comprometiendo), nor infinitive (comprometer):
"I am committed to work or working with you":
Estoy comprometido a trabajar contigo (participio presente)
"The company commits itself to respect/respecting the regulations":
La compañía se compromete a respetar los reglamentos
(present tense)
"I am committed to work or working with you":
Estoy comprometido a trabajar contigo (participio presente)
"The company commits itself to respect/respecting the regulations":
La compañía se compromete a respetar los reglamentos
(present tense)
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12 mins
committed to doing
commit somebody to doing something. from Longman's Dictionary of ENglish language and Culture
commit yourself to doing something. (Longman's)
commit yourself to doing something. (Longman's)
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Magdalena Reyes
0 min
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| neutral |
Rosa Maria Duenas Rios (X)
: I am afraid the asker needs the use in Spanish.
4 mins
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| agree |
Aoife Kennedy
9 hrs
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