comprometerse a

v.

1 to commit oneself to, to commit to, to plight oneself to, to promise to.

Ricardo le aseguró cumplir con su palabra Richard promised him to keep his word.

2 to plight oneself to, to commit oneself to, to commit to, to promise to.

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(v.) = commit + Reflexivo + to, undertake to

Ex. As we will probably hear from Mr. Welsh tomorrow, we are at the point where the Library of Congress has all but committed itself to close its catalogs.

Ex. In order to be eligible for this bursary, the candidate must undertake to provide a written report summarizing his or her participation in the conference = Para poder solicitar este tipo de ayuda, el candidato debe comprometerse a presentar un informe escrito resumiendo su participación en el congreso.

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(v.) = commit + Reflexivo + to, undertake to

Ex: As we will probably hear from Mr. Welsh tomorrow, we are at the point where the Library of Congress has all but committed itself to close its catalogs.

Ex: In order to be eligible for this bursary, the candidate must undertake to provide a written report summarizing his or her participation in the conference = Para poder solicitar este tipo de ayuda, el candidato debe comprometerse a presentar un informe escrito resumiendo su participación en el congreso.