| Front | pledge |
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| Back | noun, verbBrE /pledʒ/NAmE /pledʒ/ noun 1 a serious promise commitment~ (of sth) a pledge of support~ (to do sth Will the government honour itselection pledge not to raise taxes?~ (that…) Management has given a pledge that there will be no job losses this year. 2 a sum of money or sth valuable that you leave with sb to prove that you will do sth or pay back money that you owesign/take the ˈpledge (old-fashioned) to make a promise never to drink alcohol verb 1 [transitive] to formally promise to give or do sth~ sthJapan has pledged $100 million in humanitarian aid. The government pledged their support for the plan.~ sth to sb/sth We all had to pledge allegiance to the flag (= state that we are loyal to our country).~ to do sth The group has pledged to continue campaigning.~ (that)… The group has pledged that they will continue campaigning. 2 [transitive] to make sb or yourself formally promise to do sth swear~ sb/yourself (to sth) They were all pledged to secrecy.~ sb/yourself to do sth The government has pledged itself to root out corruption. 3 [transitive] ~ sth to leave sth with sb as a pledge (2) 4 [intransitive, transitive] (NAmE) to promise to become a junior member of a fraternity or sororityDo you think you'll pledge this semester?~ sth My brother pledged Sigma Nu. |
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