Pledge - p l eh jh
To commit to or to take a solemn promise
I pledge my allegiance to you
Definition noun
a solemn promise or agreement to do or refrain from doing something
something delivered as security for the payment of a debt or fulfilment of a promise, and subject to forfeiture on failure to pay or fulfil the promise.
verb (used with object)
to bind by or as if by a pledge
to promise solemnly
verb (used without object)
to make or give a pledge
to drink a pledge; toast someone's health, success, etc.
Synonyms for pledge on Thesaurus.com
agreement, assurance, guarantee, oath, promise, vow, word, covenant, health, toast, undertaking, warrant
Dictionary Entries near pledge
plecopteran, plectognath, plectron, plectrum, pled, pledge, pledged delegate, pledgee, Pledge of Allegiance, pledget, pledgor
First known use
1275–1325; Middle English plege<Anglo-French <early Medieval Latin plevium,plebium, derivative of plebīre to pledge <Germanic; compare Old English plēon to risk, German pflegen to look after.
