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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He pledged to restore "hope and the right to dream" during a rally in the northern Amazonian state of Para on Monday.
From Barron's ● Oct. 20, 2026
Accused of failing to anticipate and contain the street violence, the government has pledged to restore order, and had announced partial curfews in Paris and some other cities on Monday.
From Barron's ● Oct. 20, 2026
Nscale announced last year it had pledged £2bn to build and open a pioneering facility in Loughton, Essex.
From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2026
Members have pledged to expedite the remaining releases of around 100 million barrels, including over 20 million barrels of diesel, the IEA said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026
Rivalries among Europe’s Great Powers had led to an elaborate network of military alliances, in which one nation pledged to support another in the event of war.
From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman
