0 present participle of pledge
1 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.
The government has pledged to reduce the amount of chemicals used in food production.
The president pledged to respect the existing frontiers between the two countries.
The minister has pledged his whole-hearted support for the scheme.
Both Britain and the United States are pledging their support for the campaign.
Even if one did not make him responsible for his deeds by pledging insanity, the virtue of wisdom and therefore dignity would be lost.
For the prince, the pledging of governorships to nobles brought some significant advantages.
Pledging is thus a period of testing to determine whether the pledge has the desire and the stamina to become a member.
