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to pledge
01
давать обещание
to formally promise to do something
Transitive: to pledge to do sth
Примеры
He pledged to support the charity throughout his life.
Он пообещал поддерживать благотворительность на протяжении всей своей жизни.
The organization pledges to promote sustainability in all its operations.
Организация обязуется содействовать устойчивости во всех своих операциях.
02
произносить тост, поднимать бокал
to propose a toast to someone or something
Transitive: to pledge sb | to pledge sb on an event
Примеры
He pledged the newlyweds, wishing them a lifetime of love and happiness together.
Он произнёс тост за молодожёнов, пожелав им жизни, полной любви и счастья вместе.
She pledged her best friend on her birthday.
Она подняла тост за свою лучшую подругу на её день рождения.
03
обязываться, обещать
to make a binding agreement
Ditransitive: to pledge sb to sth
Примеры
The employees were pledged to confidentiality regarding the upcoming product launch.
Сотрудники обязались соблюдать конфиденциальность в отношении предстоящего запуска продукта.
She was pledged to secrecy about her friend's surprise birthday party.
Она пообещала хранить тайну о surprise-вечеринке по случаю дня рождения своей подруги.
04
закладывать, давать в залог
to offer or give something as security or collateral in exchange for a loan or credit
Transitive: to pledge an asset or property
Примеры
He pledged his car in order to secure a loan for his business venture.
Он заложил свою машину, чтобы получить кредит для своего бизнеса.
The entrepreneur pledged her valuable artwork to obtain funding for her startup company.
Предпринимательница заложила свое ценное произведение искусства, чтобы получить финансирование для своего стартапа.
Pledge
01
a solemn or binding promise to act, give, or abstain from something
Примеры
He made a pledge to donate half his earnings to charity.
The company renewed its pledge to reduce emissions.
02
a drink taken as a toast in someone's honor or for an occasion
Примеры
They raised their glasses in a pledge to friendship.
The officer proposed a pledge to the fallen soldiers.
03
a person provisionally accepted into a club or fraternity, pending full initiation
Примеры
Each pledge had to complete a series of tasks.
The fraternity assigned mentors to every pledge.
04
property or valuables given as collateral for a debt or obligation
Примеры
He left his watch as a pledge for the loan.
The lender held the ring as a pledge until repayment.
Лексическое Дерево
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