āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¸āĻ¨ā§āĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
to pledge
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āĻ āĻā§āĻā§āĻāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¤āĻŋāĻļā§āĻ°ā§āĻ¤āĻŋ āĻĻā§āĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž
to formally promise to do something
Transitive: to pledge to do sth
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The organization pledges to promote sustainability in all its operations.
āĻ¸āĻāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻāĻŋ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¸ā§āĻ¤ āĻ
āĻĒāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻļāĻ¨ā§ āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧāĻŋāĻ¤ā§āĻŦ āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ āĻāĻ°āĻžāĻ° āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¤āĻŋāĻļā§āĻ°ā§āĻ¤āĻŋ āĻĻā§āĻ¯āĻŧāĨ¤
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āĻā§āĻ¸ā§āĻ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¸ā§āĻ¤āĻžāĻŦ āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻā§āĻ˛āĻžāĻ¸ āĻ¤ā§āĻ˛āĻž
to propose a toast to someone or something
Transitive: to pledge sb | to pledge sb on an event
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
She pledged her best friend on her birthday.
āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻ¸ā§āĻ°āĻž āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āĻ§ā§āĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻŽāĻĻāĻŋāĻ¨ā§ āĻā§āĻ¸ā§āĻ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¸ā§āĻ¤āĻžāĻŦ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
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āĻ āĻā§āĻā§āĻāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¤āĻŋāĻļā§āĻ°ā§āĻ¤āĻŋ āĻĻā§āĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž
to make a binding agreement
Ditransitive: to pledge sb to sth
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
She was pledged to secrecy about her friend's surprise birthday party.
āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āĻ§ā§āĻ° āĻ
āĻŦāĻžāĻ āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻŽāĻĻāĻŋāĻ¨ āĻĒāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻāĻŋ āĻ¸āĻŽā§āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻā§ āĻā§āĻĒāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯āĻŧāĻ¤āĻž āĻ
āĻā§āĻā§āĻāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ°ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
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āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āĻ§āĻ āĻĻā§āĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž, āĻ āĻā§āĻā§āĻāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ°āĻž
to offer or give something as security or collateral in exchange for a loan or credit
Transitive: to pledge an asset or property
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The entrepreneur pledged her valuable artwork to obtain funding for her startup company.
āĻāĻĻā§āĻ¯ā§āĻā§āĻ¤āĻž āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻ¸ā§āĻāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻāĻāĻĒ āĻā§āĻŽā§āĻĒāĻžāĻ¨āĻŋāĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻ¤āĻšāĻŦāĻŋāĻ˛ āĻĒā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻŽā§āĻ˛ā§āĻ¯āĻŦāĻžāĻ¨ āĻļāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻĒāĻāĻ°ā§āĻŽ āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āĻ§āĻ āĻ°ā§āĻā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
Pledge
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āĻļāĻĒāĻĨ, āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¤āĻŋāĻļā§āĻ°ā§āĻ¤āĻŋ
a solemn or binding promise to act, give, or abstain from something
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The company renewed its pledge to reduce emissions.
āĻā§āĻŽā§āĻĒāĻžāĻ¨āĻŋāĻāĻŋ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻāĻŽāĻ¨ āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻ¤āĻžāĻĻā§āĻ° āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¤āĻŋāĻļā§āĻ°ā§āĻ¤āĻŋ āĻĒā§āĻ¨āĻ°ā§āĻ¨āĻŦā§āĻāĻ°āĻŖ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻā§āĨ¤
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āĻā§āĻ¸ā§āĻ, āĻļā§āĻā§āĻā§āĻāĻž āĻĒāĻžāĻ¨
a drink taken as a toast in someone's honor or for an occasion
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The officer proposed a pledge to the fallen soldiers.
āĻ
āĻĢāĻŋāĻ¸āĻžāĻ° āĻļāĻšā§āĻĻ āĻ¸ā§āĻ¨ā§āĻ¯āĻĻā§āĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻā§āĻ¸ā§āĻ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¸ā§āĻ¤āĻžāĻŦ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
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āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻžāĻ°ā§āĻĨā§, āĻļāĻŋāĻā§āĻˇāĻžāĻ¨āĻŦāĻŋāĻļ
a person provisionally accepted into a club or fraternity, pending full initiation
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The fraternity assigned mentors to every pledge.
āĻā§āĻ°āĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¤āĻŋāĻāĻŋ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻžāĻ°ā§āĻĨā§āĻā§ āĻĒāĻ°āĻžāĻŽāĻ°ā§āĻļāĻĻāĻžāĻ¤āĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻā§āĨ¤
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āĻāĻžāĻŽāĻžāĻ¨āĻ¤, āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āĻ§āĻ
property or valuables given as collateral for a debt or obligation
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The lender held the ring as a pledge until repayment.
āĻāĻŖāĻĻāĻžāĻ¤āĻž āĻāĻŖ āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻļā§āĻ§ āĻ¨āĻž āĻšāĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻ¯āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻā§āĻāĻžāĻŽāĻžāĻ¨āĻ¤ āĻšāĻŋāĻ¸ā§āĻŦā§ āĻ°ā§āĻā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāĻ¤āĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻžāĻ
pledger
pledge
āĻ¨āĻŋāĻāĻāĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ
