pledge /pledʒ/

Meaning

English definition

• (n.) a deposit of personal property as security for a debt
• (n.) someone accepted for membership but not yet fully admitted to the group
• (n.) a drink in honor of or to the health of a person or event

Chinese translation

• n. 诺言, 保证, 誓言, 抵押, 信物, 保人, 祝愿
• vt. 许诺, 保证, 使发誓, 抵押, 典当, 举杯祝...健康

Word details

Part of speech

verb / noun

Pronunciation

/pledʒ/

Syllables

1

Exam levels

CET-6 · Postgraduate exam · TOEFL · IELTS · GRE

Frequency

Zipf 4 · Super Rare

Word forms

pledged, pledging, pledges

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