pledge
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- IPA: /pledʒ/, SAMPA: /pledZ/
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- Rhymes: -ɛdʒ
[edit] Etymology
From Middle English plege from Anglo-Norman plege from Old French plege (Modern French pleige) from Mediaeval Latin plevium, plebium from Mediaeval Latin plebire "to pledge", of Germanic origin, from Frankish *plegan "to pledge, support, guarantee" from Proto-Germanic *plegō (“‘responsibility, habit’”) from Proto-Indo-European *dlegh-. 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.
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to pledge (third-person singular simple present pledges, present participle pledging, simple past and past participle pledged)
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[edit] Noun
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pledge (plural pledges)
- A solemn promise to do something.
- A person who has taken a pledge of allegiance to a college fraternity, but not yet formally approved.
- A security to guarantee payment of a debt.
- A drinking toast.
- (the pledge): A promise to abstain from drinking alcohol.
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