pledge verb

/pledʒ/ v [T]

Definition

to make a serious or formal promise to give or do something

We are asking people to pledge their support for our campaign.

If you join the armed forces, you have to pledge allegiance to your country.

So far, £50 000 has been pledged (= people have promised to pay this amount) in response to the appeal.

[+ to infinitive] Both sides have pledged to end the fighting.

I've been pledged to secrecy.

(Definition of pledge verb from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

Synonyms and related words:

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