Adjective: pledged plejdVerb: pledge plej
- Promise solemnly and formally
"I pledge that I will honour my wife";
- plight [archaic]
- Give as a guarantee
"I pledge my honour"
- Bind or secure by a pledge
"I was pledged to silence"
- Pay (an amount of money) as a contribution to a charity or service, especially at regular intervals
"I pledged $10 a month to my favourite radio station";
- subscribe
- Propose a toast to
"They pledged the newlyweds";
- toast, drink, salute, wassail [archaic]
See also: committed
Type of: assure, bind, charge, consign, donate, fete, fête, hold, honor [US], honour [Brit, Cdn], obligate, oblige, promise, reward
Encyclopedia: Pledge