"pledge" meaning in All languages combined

See pledge on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

IPA: /pledʒ/ Audio: en-us-pledge.ogg [US] Forms: pledge [singular], pledges [plural]
Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If you made a pledge that means you made promise that you will do something.
    Sense id: simple-pledge-en-noun-~sW9iMD1

Verb [English]

IPA: /pledʒ/ Audio: en-us-pledge.ogg [US] Forms: pledge [canonical], pledges [third-person, singular], pledged [past], pledged [past, participle], pledging [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb|pledg|e}} [POS TABLE]
  1. To make a pledge is to make a serious promise or commitment to someone.
    Sense id: simple-pledge-en-verb-Iq2a30WI
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