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US
/ˈpɫɛdʒ/
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[ UK /plˈɛdʒ/ ]
[ UK /plˈɛdʒ/ ]
NOUN
- someone accepted for membership but not yet fully admitted to the group
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a deposit of personal property as security for a debt
his saxophone was in pledge -
a binding commitment to do or give or refrain from something
signed a pledge never to reveal the secret
an assurance of help when needed - a drink in honor of or to the health of a person or event
VERB
-
promise solemnly and formally
I pledge that I will honor my wife -
bind or secure by a pledge
I was pledged to silence -
give as a guarantee
I pledge my honor -
pay (an amount of money) as a contribution to a charity or service, especially at regular intervals
I pledged $10 a month to my favorite radio station -
propose a toast to
Let us toast the birthday girl!
Let's drink to the New Year
How To Use pledge In A Sentence
- It joins a host of other multinational businesses making similar pledges. Times, Sunday Times
- He pledged his gold watch to pay for her birthday gift.
- Gadafy's striking non-endorsement of the Democratic candidate focused in part on Obama's pledge of "unshakeable" support for Israel, which caused dismay, if not surprise, across the Arab and Muslim worlds last week. Obama Taking Over Democratic National Committee Partly To Avoid Kerry's Fate
- We have the superdelegates who are the 796 folks who are unpledged.
- He has pledged to bring his country to peace by the end of the year. Times, Sunday Times
- The suit further alleges that the sheik reneged on repeated oral pledges to provide for her long-term care.
- The judge was making the point that the Pledge, in its current incarnation, is only about 50 – 60 years old and that the language “under God” was inserted at a particular time in response to concerns of that time and that the Pledge is not some sacrosanct invocation from the founders. The Volokh Conspiracy » Judge Reinhardt’s Dig on Sarah Palin
- Zechariah, however, is given a punitive sign, while the annunciation to Mary concludes with her pledge of willing submission.
- They also have abandoned past pledges and now threaten first use of nuclear weapons against non-nuclear states.
- People who have pledged their lives to fighting Islamic extremism, when asked about Charles Johnson now, unsheathe a word they do not throw around lightly ... The Volokh Conspiracy » Comparing Left and Right Blogospheres