Commitment Vocabulary

verb to give all or a large part of one's time or resources to a particular person, activity, or cause

• She chose to devote her time and energy to the research project.
• He decided to devote all his weekends to playing video games.
• I'm going to devote my summer to chilling at the beach.
• She was determined to devote her heart to helping those in need.

adverb modifies a verb, adjective, or other adverb, indicating the manner in which something is done

• She was staunchly opposed to any changes in the company's policy.
• He is staunchly loyal to his favorite sports team.
• I'm staunchly against that idea, no way it's gonna happen.
• The old tree stood staunchly against the strong winds, refusing to be uprooted.