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take the pledge

take the pledge
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [teyk stressed th ee plej]
    • /teɪk stressed ði plɛdʒ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [teyk stressed th ee plej]
    • /teɪk stressed ði plɛdʒ/

Definitions of take the pledge words

  • noun take the 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 take the 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 take the pledge the state of being given or held as security: to put a thing in pledge. 1
  • noun take the pledge Law. the act of delivering goods, property, etc., to another for security. the resulting legal relationship. 1
  • noun take the pledge something given or regarded as a security. 1
  • noun take the pledge a person accepted for membership in a club, fraternity, or sorority, but not yet formally approved. 1
See all 19 definitions of take the pledge

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Origin of take the 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 Take the pledge

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Take the pledge

take the 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".

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Synonyms for take the pledge

verb take the pledge

  • abstain — If you abstain from something, usually something you want to do, you deliberately do not do it.
  • give up — the quality or state of being resilient; springiness.
  • lay aside — to put or place in a horizontal position or position of rest; set down: to lay a book on a desk.
All 5 Synonyms of take the pledge

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