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- [plej]
- /plɛdʒ/
- /pledʒ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [plej]
- /plɛdʒ/
Definitions of pledge word
- noun pledge a solemn promise or agreement to do or refrain from doing something: a pledge of aid; a pledge not to wage war. 1
- noun pledge something delivered as security for the payment of a debt or fulfillment of a promise, and subject to forfeiture on failure to pay or fulfill the promise. 1
- noun pledge the state of being given or held as security: to put a thing in pledge. 1
- noun pledge Law. the act of delivering goods, property, etc., to another for security. the resulting legal relationship. 1
- noun pledge something given or regarded as a security. 1
- noun pledge a person accepted for membership in a club, fraternity, or sorority, but not yet formally approved. 1
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Origin of pledge
First appearance:
before 1275 One of the 13% oldest English words
1275-1325; Middle English plege < Anglo-French < early Medieval Latin plevium, plebium, derivative of plebīre to pledge < Germanic; compare Old English plēon to risk, German pflegen to look after. See plight2
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Parts of speech for Pledge
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
pledge popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 94% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
pledge usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for pledge
noun pledge
- accreditation — to ascribe or attribute to (usually followed by with): He was accredited with having said it.
- adjuration — a solemn charge or command
- adumbration — to produce a faint image or resemblance of; to outline or sketch.
- answerability — liable to be asked to give account; responsible: He is answerable to a committee for all his decisions.
- assurance — If you give someone an assurance that something is true or will happen, you say that it is definitely true or will definitely happen, in order to make them feel less worried.
verb pledge
- adventuring — the act of doing adventurous things or having adventures
- affiance — to bind (a person or oneself) in a promise of marriage; betroth
- allying — to unite formally, as by treaty, league, marriage, or the like (usually followed by with or to): Russia allied itself to France.
- ante up — If you ante up an amount of money, you pay your share, sometimes unwillingly.
- anted — Poker. a fixed but arbitrary stake put into the pot by each player before the deal.
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