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cometer

to commit

verb koh-meh-TEHR Less Common
People & Society Crime

Usage Note

Cometer is almost always used with negative acts: cometer un error ('to make a mistake'), cometer un crimen ('to commit a crime'). It is a false friend with English 'commit' in the sense of dedicating oneself to something — for that, use comprometerse or dedicarse.

Examples

"No quiero cometer el mismo error otra vez."

Natural Translation

I don't want to make the same mistake again.

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