pledge
Part of speech: verb
noun
Morphological type: simple
Topics: law
Etymology: 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.
Inflected forms:
form: pledges
pos: verb
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: pledging
pos: verb
tags: participle
present
form: pledged
pos: verb
tags: participle
past
form: pledged
pos: verb
tags: past
form: pledges
pos: noun
tags: plural
Senses:
gloss: To make a solemn promise (to do something).
pos: verb
examples: pledge allegiance to the flag
gloss: To deposit something as a security; to pawn.
pos: verb
gloss: To give assurance of friendship by the act of drinking; to drink to one's health.
pos: verb
tags: transitive
examples: HARDCASTLE [Taking the cup.] I hope you'll find it to your mind. I have prepared it with my own hands, and I believe you'll own the ingredients are tolerable. Will you be so good as to pledge me, sir? Here, Mr. Marlow, here is to our better acquaintance. [Drinks.]
Reach me my golden cup that stands by thee,
And pledge me in it first for courtesy.
gloss: A solemn promise to do something.
pos: noun
examples: Mr. Biden unveiled the pledge at a White House climate summit for world leaders, declaring that the United States is ready to reclaim a leadership role on climate change.
gloss: A solemn promise to do something.
pos: noun
gloss: 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.
pos: noun
examples: Iacke Straw. […] I haue his wife and children pledges, for his ſpeedie returne from the King, to whom he is gone with our meſſage.
Tom Miller. Let him take heede hee bring a wiſe anſwere to our worships, or els his pledges goes to the pot.
gloss: A bailment of personal property to secure payment of a debt without transfer of title.
pos: noun
gloss: A bailment of personal property to secure payment of a debt without transfer of title.
pos: noun
gloss: A person who has taken a pledge of allegiance to a college fraternity, but is not yet formally approved.
pos: noun
gloss: A drinking toast.
pos: noun
Related words: oath
vow
Derived words: antipledging
mispledge
pledgable
pledgeability
repledge
unpledged
antipledge
dead pledge
depledge
frankpledge
impledge
interpledge
negative pledge
pledgee
pledgeless
pledgeling
pledgemaster
pledge of allegiance
Pledge of Allegiance
pledger
pledgeship
pledgor
propledge
purity pledge
put in pledge
safe pledge
take the pledge
virginity pledge
Translations:
lang: Albanian
word: ndorejetë
lang: Arabic
word: ضَمَان
roman: ḍamān
lang: Arabic
word: تَعَهُّد
roman: taʕahhud
lang: Armenian
word: ուխտ
roman: uxt
lang: Aromanian
word: ligãmintu
lang: Belarusian
word: абяца́нне
roman: abjacánnje
lang: Belarusian
word: заро́к
roman: zarók
lang: Bengali
word: ওয়াদা
roman: ōẇada
lang: Bulgarian
word: обе́т
roman: obét
lang: Bulgarian
word: обеща́ние
roman: obeštánie
lang: Catalan
word: promesa
lang: Catalan
word: jurament
lang: Chinese Mandarin
word: 誓言
roman: shìyán
lang: Chinese Mandarin
word: 誓詞 /誓词
roman: shìcí
lang: Chinese Mandarin
word: 保證 /保证
roman: bǎozhèng
lang: Czech
word: slib
lang: Dutch
word: gelofte
lang: Dutch
word: belofte
lang: Dutch
word: eed
lang: Finnish
word: lupaus
lang: French
word: serment
lang: German
word: Gelöbnis
lang: German
word: feierliche Zusage
lang: German
word: feierliches Versprechen
lang: German
word: Schwur
lang: Gothic
word: 𐍄𐍂𐌹𐌲𐌲𐍅𐌰
roman: triggwa
lang: Hungarian
word: fogadalom
lang: Hungarian
word: ígéret
lang: Hungarian
word: eskü
lang: Italian
word: promessa solenne
lang: Japanese
word: 抵当
roman: teitō
lang: Japanese
word: 保証
roman: hoshō
lang: Korean
word: 서약
roman: seoyak
lang: Korean
word: 맹세
roman: maengse
lang: Korean
word: 보증
roman: bojeung
lang: Central Kurdish
word: پەیمان
roman: peyman
lang: Macedonian
word: ветување
roman: vetuvanje
lang: Macedonian
word: заклетва
roman: zakletva
lang: Malay
word: ikrar
lang: Malayalam
word: പ്രതിജ്ഞ
roman: pratijña
lang: Māori
word: takoha
lang: Māori
word: kupu taurangi
lang: Occitan
word: promessa
lang: Occitan
word: jurament
lang: Old English
word: borg
lang: Polish
word: obietnica
lang: Portuguese
word: promessa
lang: Romanian
word: legământ
lang: Romanian
word: promisiune (fermă)
lang: Romanian
word: jurământ
lang: Russian
word: обе́т
roman: obét
lang: Russian
word: обеща́ние
roman: obeščánije
lang: Russian
word: заро́к
roman: zarók
lang: Scottish Gaelic
word: gealltanas
lang: Serbo-Croatian
word: за̀лога
lang: Serbo-Croatian
word: за́вет
lang: Serbo-Croatian
word: за́вјет
lang: Serbo-Croatian
word: обећа́ње
lang: Serbo-Croatian
word: при̏сега
lang: Serbo-Croatian
word: zàloga
lang: Serbo-Croatian
word: závet
lang: Serbo-Croatian
word: závjet
lang: Serbo-Croatian
word: obećánje
lang: Serbo-Croatian
word: prȉsega
lang: Slovak
word: sľub
lang: Slovak
word: prísaha
lang: Slovene
word: zaprisega
lang: Slovene
word: zaobljuba
lang: Slovene
word: prisega
lang: Spanish
word: promesa solemne
lang: Spanish
word: juramento
lang: Swedish
word: underpant
lang: Telugu
word: ప్రతిజ్ఞ
roman: pratijña
lang: Telugu
word: ప్రతిన
roman: pratina
lang: Turkish
word: ant
lang: Turkish
word: söz
lang: Turkish
word: yemin
lang: Ukrainian
word: обі́тниця
roman: obítnycja
lang: Ukrainian
word: обі́т
roman: obít
lang: Ukrainian
word: обіця́нка
roman: obicjánka
lang: Ukrainian
word: зарі́к
roman: zarík
lang: Ukrainian
word: заро́к
roman: zarók
lang: Albanian
word: peng
lang: Armenian
word: գրավ
roman: grav
lang: Belarusian
word: заста́ва
roman: zastáva
lang: Bengali
word: জামানত
roman: jamanot
lang: Bengali
word: জমানত
roman: jomanot
lang: Bulgarian
word: зало́г
roman: zalóg
lang: Catalan
word: penyora
lang: Chinese Mandarin
word: 質權 /质权
roman: zhìquán
lang: Czech
word: zástava
lang: Czech
word: záruka
lang: Danish
word: pant
lang: Dutch
word: pand
lang: Estonian
word: pant
lang: Finnish
word: pantti
lang: French
word: gage
lang: German
word: Pfand
lang: German
word: hinterlegte Sicherheit
lang: Greek
word: ενέχυρο
roman: enéchyro
lang: Ancient Greek
word: ἐγγύη
roman: engúē
lang: Ancient Greek
word: ῥύσιον
roman: rhúsion
lang: Ancient Greek
word: ὑποθήκη
roman: hupothḗkē
lang: Hungarian
word: zálog
lang: Ingrian
word: pantti
lang: Italian
word: pegno
lang: Japanese
word: 質権
roman: shichiken
lang: Korean
word: 질권
roman: jilgwon
lang: Latin
word: pignus
lang: Macedonian
word: залог
roman: zalog
lang: Malagasy
word: antoka
lang: Māori
word: tāmana
lang: Norwegian Bokmål
word: pant
lang: Occitan
word: penhora
lang: Persian
word: گرو
roman: gerow
lang: Polish
word: zastaw
lang: Portuguese
word: penhor
lang: Romanian
word: gaj
lang: Romansh
word: pegn
lang: Russian
word: зало́г
roman: zalóg
lang: Serbo-Croatian
word: за́лог
lang: Serbo-Croatian
word: zálog
lang: Slovak
word: zástava
lang: Slovak
word: záruka
lang: Spanish
word: prenda
lang: Swedish
word: pant
lang: Telugu
word: తనఖా
roman: tanakhā
lang: Thai
word: จำนำ
roman: jam-nam
lang: Ukrainian
word: заста́ва
roman: zastáva
lang: Vietnamese
word: cầm đồ
lang: Welsh
word: gwystl