Word a Day
pledge
What does pledge mean?
pledge (verb): to make a solemn promise (to do something).
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you use pledge in a sentence?
- I pledge that I will honor my wife. (Princeton WordNet 3.1)
How do you pronounce pledge?
/plɛdʒ/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does pledge come from?
From Middle English plege, from Anglo-Norman plege.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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What does “pledge” mean?
to give (someone or something) food to eat
Not quite: that's what feed means.
to become larger, to increase in magnitude
Not quite: that's what grow means.
to make a solemn promise (to do something)
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to flow or move forward rapidly or noisily
Not quite: that's what rush means.
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