Found 3 items, similar to Pledging.
English → Indonesian (quick)
Definition: pledge
bersumpah, gadaian, ikrar, menggadaikan, mengikrarkan, menjanjikan, menyanggupi, sumpah
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: pledge
pledge
n 1: a deposit of personal property as security for a debt;
“his
saxophone was in pledge”
2: someone accepted for membership but not yet fully admitted
to the group
3: a drink in honor of or to the health of a person or event
[syn:
toast]
4: a binding commitment to do or give or refrain from
something;
“an assurance of help when needed”;
“signed a
pledge never to reveal the secret” [syn:
assurance]
pledge
v 1: promise solemnly and formally;
“I pledge that will honor my
wife” [syn:
plight]
2: pay (an amount of money) as a contribution to a charity or
service, especially at regular intervals;
“I pledged $10 a
month to my favorite radio station” [syn:
subscribe]
3: propose a toast to;
“Let us toast the birthday girl!”;
“Let's drink to the New Year” [syn:
toast,
drink,
salute,
wassail]
4: give as a guarantee;
“I pledge my honor”
5: bind or secure by a pledge;
“I was pledged to silence”
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Pledging
Pledge
\Pledge\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.
Pledged; p. pr. & vb. n.
Pledging.] [Cf. OF. pleiger to give security. See
Pledge,
n.]
1. To deposit, as a chattel, in pledge or pawn; to leave in
possession of another as security; as, to pledge one's
watch.
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2. To give or pass as a security; to guarantee; to engage; to
plight; as, to pledge one's word and honor.
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We mutually pledge to each other our lives, our
fortunes, and our sacred honor. --The
Declaration of
Independence.
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3. To secure performance of, as by a pledge. [Obs.]
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To pledge my vow, I give my hand. --Shak.
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4. To bind or engage by promise or declaration; to engage
solemnly; as, to pledge one's self.
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5. To invite another to drink, by drinking of the cup first,
and then handing it to him, as a pledge of good will;
hence, to drink the health of; to toast.
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Pledge me, my friend, and drink till thou be'st
wise. --Cowley.
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