pledge
verb/pledʒ/
/pledʒ/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they pledge | /pledʒ/ /pledʒ/ |
| he / she / it pledges | /ˈpledʒɪz/ /ˈpledʒɪz/ |
| past simple pledged | /pledʒd/ /pledʒd/ |
| past participle pledged | /pledʒd/ /pledʒd/ |
| -ing form pledging | /ˈpledʒɪŋ/ /ˈpledʒɪŋ/ |
- [transitive] to formally promise to give or do something
- pledge something Japan has pledged $100 million in humanitarian aid.
- The government pledged their support for the plan.
- pledge something to somebody/something We all had to pledge allegiance to the flag (= state that we are loyal to our country).
- pledge to do something The group has pledged to continue campaigning.
- pledge (that)… The group has pledged that they will continue campaigning.
Extra Examples- The country pledged not to interfere in its neighbour's affairs.
- The government has pledged that it will not raise taxes.
- [transitive] to make somebody or yourself formally promise to do something synonym swear
- pledge somebody/yourself (to something) They were all pledged to secrecy.
- pledge somebody/yourself to do something The government has pledged itself to root out corruption.
- [transitive] pledge something to leave something with somebody as a pledge
- [intransitive, transitive] (North American English) to promise to become a junior member of a fraternity or sorority
- Do you think you'll pledge this semester?
- pledge something My brother pledged Sigma Nu (= promised to join the Sigma Nu fraternity)
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