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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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