pledge
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
From Middle English plege, from Anglo-Norman plege, from Old French plege (Modern French pleige) from Medieval Latin plevium, plebium, from Medieval 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.
[edit] Pronunciation
[edit] Verb
pledge (third-person singular simple present pledges, present participle pledging, simple past and past participle pledged)
[edit] Translations
to make a solemn promise
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to deposit something as a security; to pawn
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[edit] Noun
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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solemn promise
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security to payment
person who has taken a pledge of allegiance to a fraternity
promise to abstain from drinking alcohol
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