Translations

8 languages
Русский
By meaning 2
to make a solemn promise:
to deposit something as a security; to pawn:
Deutsch
By meaning 3
to make a solemn promise:
to deposit something as a security; to pawn:
to drink:

Examples

61 sentences

  1. Tom has pledged to do that.

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  2. I've already pledged to do that.

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  3. I pledged my loyalty to Tom.

    ruЯ поклялся Тому в верности. — Wezel

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Meaning

3 senses

  1. To make a solemn promise (to do something).

    pledge allegiance to the flag

    geloben, feierlich versprechen

    обеща́тьobeščátʹ, пообеща́тьpoobeščátʹ, заверя́тьzaverjátʹ

    promise solemnly and formally

  2. To deposit something as a security; to pawn.

    verpfänden, als Sicherheit hinterlegen

    отдава́ть в зало́гotdavátʹ v zalóg, отда́ть в зало́гotdátʹ v zalóg, закла́дыватьzakládyvatʹ

  3. (transitive)To give assurance of friendship by the act of drinking; to drink to one's health.

    Brüderschaft trinken, auf die Gesundheit anstoßen

Origin

From Middle English plege, from Anglo-Norman plege, from Old French plege (Modern French p

From 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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Forms

pledges, pledging, pledged, pledged

regular · Lesson

Base formpledge · to pledge
3rd person singularpledges
Present participlepledging
Past simplepledged
Past participlepledged

Tenses

pledge · pledged · will pledge · have pledged

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Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theypledge
he, she, itpledges

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave pledged
he, she, ithas pledged

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill pledge

Past simpleLesson

all personspledged

Synonyms

7 synonyms
To make a solemn promise:undertakeB2
Close in meaning

Word family

7 related words
Relatedpledger
Derivedantipledgingmispledgepledgablepledgeabilityrepledgeunpledged

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
pleatplebeianplentifulplentyA2

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