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Definitions in simple English

pledge Noun

— If you made a pledge that means you made promise that you will do something. I made a pledge that I would go with him, so I can't back out now.

pledge Verb

— To make a pledge is to make a serious promise or commitment to someone. I pledged that I would follow him, no matter where he went.

pledge

— verb promise solemnly and formally I pledge that I will honor my wife — verb bind or secure by a pledge I was pledged to silence — verb give as a guarantee I pledge my honor — verb 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 — noun a drink in honor of or to the health of a person or event — noun a deposit of personal property as security for a debt his saxophone was in pledge — noun someone accepted for membership but not yet fully admitted to the group — noun (= assurance) a binding commitment to do or give or refrain from something an assurance of help when needed signed a pledge never to reveal the secret — verb (= toast, drink) propose a toast to Let us toast the birthday girl! Let's drink to the New Year

Synonyms pledge synonyms

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pledge English » English

promise vow oath pawn security guarantee deposit mortgage swear toast undertake assurance covenant bail warrant swearer gage engagement commitment plight partial payment hostage give one’s word commit collateral bond assure take an oath wassail salute pact obligation hock earnest bet agreement warranty vouch undertaking surety subscribe stake sponsor safeguard pledging monetary deposit lay a deposit hypothecate give something as an earnest give one’s word to do

Topics pledge topics

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Promise
Work and occupation Finance Borrow

Give pledge, bond

Conjugation pledge conjugation

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pledge · verb

Examples pledge examples

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Simple sentences

It was told me under pledge of secrecy.
I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America, and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.
I give my pledge that I will quit smoking.
The pledge to stop smoking cigarettes ranks among the top ten New Year's resolutions year after year.

Movie subtitles

A moment, like, where the prince and princess pledge their troth.
Consider this a pledge of good faith.
And we shall pledge our word of honour not to tell anyone.
Richard would not dare break this pledge of marriage.
Your father gave his pledge to France that you would wed the Princess Alice.
We'll pledge to my sister, Alice.
The pledge of marriage was given by your father.
The taking of the cross will cancel a pledge?
No other pledge shall bind one who has taken the Crusader's Oath.
We pledge our lives!
To this I pledge my honor before the people.
You know I signed the temperance pledge before we left Texas.
I'm on the pledge.
I pledge you here with my word as a soldier.
She asked for a sacrifice as a pledge of my love.
If any member is doubtful of his strength to keep this solemn pledge, he will please be seated.
I signed the temperance pledge before we left Texas.
Sire, the pledge of the sanctuary is being threatened.
An easy pledge, Capt. Hawkins. with the castle guards already dispatched to bring him here.
To this end, I pledge you ships. ships worthy of our seamen.
Representatives of the United States here and of the Cheyenne Nation sign below as a solemn pledge of faith and agreement.
I know, but I made a pledge, a solemn pledge.
This key, delivered into your hands, will be the pledge of your return.
Unless, of course, you care to turn over the missing musical box with your pledge to take no action against us in the future.
We made a pledge, and we're sticking to it to the letter.
He took a pledge to serve her, whatever that means.
Then I pledge you this, Isaac.
We shall need no pledge on paper, you and I.
Here is my hand, in token of my pledge to you.
This is the way you pledge your word!
So do we fulfill our part of the pledge to ransom Richard.
Then I pledge my word to put all else aside until she's free again.
Have I your pledge?
I pledge you a better future.
I'll take this as a pledge.
No. I've taken a pledge.
But I pledge, my lord, it will be a quiet one.
Sir, allow us to pledge you the most glorious victory of your career.

News and current affairs

But, in order to succeed, Turkey must firmly pursue a pledge from all the region's players to repudiate the use of force in settling their disputes.
In a recent speech to the French defense industry, Sarkozy conspicuously failed to repeat the pledge, instead warning that he soon might cut France's defense budget.
Let us pledge that the rich and powerful should take real actions to help the poor, the weak, and the suffering.
Only such a pledge can provide the type of certainty that investors - any investors - will need if the Spratly resources are to be developed.
It is past time to make those sentiments a reality; more than a pledge to resolve disputes peacefully is needed.
They are given as a pledge of love and worn as a symbol of commitment.
America wants the world to pledge billions of dollars to Iraq's reconstruction at a donor's meeting to be held in October in Madrid.
But, like medical doctors' Hippocratic oath, America and others must pledge to do no harm in promoting democracy.
The likely outcome - in typical European, consensus-driven fashion - will be to forgo deadlines and concrete targets in favor of an ambiguous, open-ended pledge to undertake further pension reform.
Over the last decade, we have watched as the Stability and Growth Pact (in which EU countries pledge to keep their public debts and deficits low) has dissipated in a mist of permissiveness.
Now a decade has passed since that bold pledge, and it is official: Europe is the world's growth laggard rather than its champion.
In 1975, New York had to pledge its future tax revenues to its creditors in order to remain solvent.
Establishing a green fund would be an implicit pledge to do so by putting the gold reserves of the IMF at risk.
New revenues from a CO2 tax would provide an ideal way to honor that pledge.
If this pledge is adopted and respected, conflicts in the region will be viewed in a wholly different, more tolerant context, marking a historic breakthrough to peace.
But what happens if this brings either no Iranian commitment to refrain from weaponizing nuclear power, or no acceptance of tough monitoring of such a pledge?
Nevertheless, it is the Great Recession that keeps Labour in contention, particularly in the light of the Conservatives' pledge to start cutting public spending the moment they take power.
But, assuming the economy must claw its way out of recession for at least another year or two, it is difficult to see how the government can fulfill its Pittsburgh pledge.
But Yeltsin, unwilling to lose any more territories after the Soviet Union's initial breakup, reneged on his pledge.
While progress has been made, it appears several countries are falling behind on this pledge.
The most important signal will be the EU's pledge that these agreements will take effect.
All three countries may soon be following the Danish model, in which the illiberal populist parties pledge their support without actually governing, thereby gaining power without responsibility.

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