pledge
A solemn promise to do somethingA solemn promise to do something.
» Tom has pledged to do that.
Meaning
7 sensesA solemn promise to do something.
Gelöbnis, feierliche Zusage, feierliches Versprechen
обе́тobét, обеща́ниеobeščánije, заро́кzarók
обі́тницяobítnycja, обі́тobít, обіця́нкаobicjánka
A solemn promise to do something.
A promise to abstain from drinking alcohol.
Nüchternheitsgelöbnis, Abstinenzverpflichtung
An asset or person temporarily handed over to guarantee the fulfilment of something promised, under threat of permanent loss of the thing handed over; surety, security, hostage.
A bailment of personal property to secure payment of a debt without transfer of title.
a deposit of personal property as security for a debt
A bailment of personal property to secure payment of a debt without transfer of title.
The personal property so pledged, to be kept until the debt is paid.
Pfand, hinterlegte Sicherheit
зало́гzalóg
заста́ваzastáva
A person who has taken a pledge of allegiance to a college fraternity, but is not yet formally approved.
Fuchs
A drinking toast.
Trinkspruch
тостtost
тостtost
Examples
61 sentencesTom has pledged to do that.
I've already pledged to do that.
I pledged my loyalty to Tom.
ruЯ поклялся Тому в верности.
Tom has already pledged to do that.
Tom has pledged to do that already.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English plege, from Anglo-Norman plege, from Old French plege (Modern French pFrom Middle English plege, from Anglo-Norman plege, from Old French plege (Modern French pleige) from Medieval Latin plevium, plebium, from plebiō (“to pledge”), from Frankish *plehan (“to pledge; to support; to guarantee”). Akin to Old High German pflegan (“to take care of, be accustomed to”), Old Saxon plegan (“to vouch for”), Old English plēon (“to risk, endanger”). More at plight.
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