commettere
commit
verb kohm-MEHT-teh-reh Less Common
Origin: from Latin 'committere', to join, entrust
Usage Note
Commettere is used for committing wrongs, commettere un errore ('make a mistake') or commettere un reato ('commit a crime'). It shares mettere's irregular past participle, commesso.
Examples
"Ha commesso un grave errore."
Natural Translation
He made a serious mistake.
Literal Translation
He-has committed a serious error.
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