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pledge
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- pronunciation:
- plej
- parts of speech:
- noun, verb
- features:
- Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
When you make a pledge, you make a serious promise.
The new mayor made a pledge to make the roads in town safer for bike riders.Our class stands up and says the Pledge of Allegiance together every morning.- synonyms:
- oath, promise
- similar words:
- guarantee, word
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| definition 2: |
When you promise to give a certain amount of money to some group for a special purpose, you make a pledge.
My mother made a pledge to pay fifty dollars to the animal shelter. She gives money to the animal shelter every year.- similar words:
- donation, offering
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| definition 3: |
A pledge is something you give someone that tells them you will keep an agreement or promise.
One time, my dad forgot his wallet in the car while he was at a restaurant. He had to give the waiter his cell phone as a pledge that he would come back to pay for his food.- synonyms:
- guarantee
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| related words: |
guarantee, promise |
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| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
pledges, pledging, pledged |
| definition 1: |
When you pledge something, you promise it.
Aiden pledged that he would always take care of his younger sister.- synonyms:
- guarantee, promise
- similar words:
- insure
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| definition 2: |
When you pledge something, you promise to give it to someone else if you are not successful in doing something or honest about something you've promised to do.
Joe pledged his coin collection to his sister so that she would lend him the money to fix his bike. He promised to pay her back in two months.- similar words:
- guarantee, risk
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| related words: |
bet, dedicate, devote, engage |
| derivations: |
pledgeable (adj.), pledger (n.) |
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