pledge
noun
a solemn promise or agreement to do or refrain from doing something.
pledged
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past participleof pledge.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof pledge.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
pledgenouna solemn promise or agreement to do or refrain from doing something.
Example Sentences
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Flavio is expected to continue his father's policies if he wins, though he has pledged to fight organised crime in the Amazon.
From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2026
In June 2025 Mr. Abbas pledged that the PA was “committed to the organization of presidential and general elections within a year.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026
The government has pledged to deploy 3,000 substitute teachers to the 114 worst-affected of the country's 3,700 lycees.
From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026
Among them, Dario Amodei, chief executive of Anthropic, has pledged to slow development unilaterally if necessary.
From Barron's ● Oct. 13, 2026
“However, unlike many in my order, I pledged my allegiance to another. My allegiance...and more.”
From "Half Upon a Time" by James Riley
