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{
"term": "pledge",
"partOfSpeech": "verb",
"ox5000": true,
"cefr": "c1",
"verbForms": {
"presentSimple": {
"iYouWeThey": "pledge",
"heSheIt": "pledges"
},
"pastSimple": "pledged",
"pastParticiple": "pledged",
"ingForm": "pledging"
},
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "to formally promise to give or do something",
"sensetop": "pledge somethingpledge something to somebody/somethingpledge to do somethingpledge (that)…",
"cefr": "c1",
"examples": [
{
"text": "Japan has pledged $100 million in humanitarian aid.",
"contextForm": "pledge something"
},
{
"text": "The government **pledged their support** for the plan."
},
{
"text": "We all had to **pledge allegiance** to the flag *(= state that we are loyal to our country)*.",
"contextForm": "pledge something to somebody/something"
},
{
"text": "The group has pledged to continue campaigning.",
"contextForm": "pledge to do something"
},
{
"text": "The group has pledged that they will continue campaigning.",
"contextForm": "pledge (that)…"
},
{
"text": "The country pledged not to interfere in its neighbour's affairs."
},
{
"text": "The government has pledged that it will not raise taxes."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "to make somebody or yourself formally promise to do something",
"sensetop": "pledge somebody/yourself (to something)pledge somebody/yourself to do something",
"examples": [
{
"text": "They were all pledged to secrecy.",
"contextForm": "pledge somebody/yourself (to something)"
},
{
"text": "The government has pledged itself to root out corruption.",
"contextForm": "pledge somebody/yourself to do something"
}
],
"synonyms": "swear"
},
{
"senseNumber": 3,
"definition": "to leave something with somebody as a pledge",
"sensetop": "pledge something",
"examples": []
},
{
"senseNumber": 4,
"definition": "to promise to become a junior member of a fraternity or sorority",
"sensetop": "pledge something",
"labels": "(North American English)",
"examples": [
{
"text": "Do you think you'll pledge this semester?"
},
{
"text": "My brother pledged Sigma Nu (= promised to join the Sigma Nu )",
"contextForm": "pledge something"
}
]
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/pledʒ/",
"audio": "pl/pledge/pledge__gb_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈpledʒɪz/",
"audio": "pl/pledge/pledges__gb_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/pledʒd/",
"audio": "pl/pledge/pledged__gb_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈpledʒɪŋ/",
"audio": "pl/pledge/pledging__gb_1.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/pledʒ/",
"audio": "pl/pledge/pledge__us_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈpledʒɪz/",
"audio": "pl/pledge/pledges__us_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/pledʒd/",
"audio": "pl/pledge/pledged__us_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈpledʒɪŋ/",
"audio": "pl/pledge/pledging__us_1.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": null
}