Pledge

//plɛd͡ʒ//

Synonyms for "pledge" (213 found)

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Closest matches (43)

Noun(1 words)
assurance

Strong matches (64)

Verb(1 words)
drink

Related words (106)

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Noun(2 words)
toastundertaking

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Synonyms

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Related terms

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Translations

255 translations across 61 languages.

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Albanian

2 entries
  • ndorejetë noun (solemn promise)
  • peng noun (delivery of personal property to secure the payment of a debt)

Ancient Greek

4 entries
  • ἐγγύη noun (delivery of personal property to secure the payment of a debt)
  • ὑποθήκη noun (delivery of personal property to secure the payment of a debt)
  • ῥύσιον noun (delivery of personal property to secure the payment of a debt)
  • προπῑ́νω verb (to drink)

Arabic

3 entries
  • تَعَهُّد noun (solemn promise)
  • ضَمَان noun (solemn promise)
  • تَعَهَّدَ verb (to make a solemn promise)

Armenian

2 entries
  • գրավ noun (delivery of personal property to secure the payment of a debt)
  • ուխտ noun (solemn promise)

Aromanian

1 entries
  • ligãmintu noun (solemn promise)

Belarusian

4 entries
  • абяца́нне noun (solemn promise)
  • заро́к noun (solemn promise)
  • заста́ва noun (delivery of personal property to secure the payment of a debt)
  • тост noun (drinking toast)

Bengali

4 entries
  • ওয়াদা noun (solemn promise)
  • জমানত noun (delivery of personal property to secure the payment of a debt)
  • জামানত noun (delivery of personal property to secure the payment of a debt)
  • ওয়াদা করা verb (to make a solemn promise)

Bulgarian

4 entries
  • зало́г noun (delivery of personal property to secure the payment of a debt)
  • обе́т noun (solemn promise)
  • обеща́ние noun (solemn promise)
  • тост noun (drinking toast)

Catalan

4 entries
  • jurament noun (solemn promise)
  • penyora noun (delivery of personal property to secure the payment of a debt)
  • promesa noun (solemn promise)
  • empenyorar verb (to deposit something as a security; to pawn)

Central Kurdish

1 entries
  • پەیمان noun (solemn promise)

Chinese Cantonese

1 entries
  • 誓 verb (to make a solemn promise)

Chinese Mandarin

4 entries
  • 保證 /保证 noun (solemn promise)
  • 誓言 noun (solemn promise)
  • 誓詞 /誓词 noun (solemn promise)
  • 質權 /质权 noun (delivery of personal property to secure the payment of a debt)

Czech

4 entries
  • slib noun (solemn promise)
  • záruka noun (delivery of personal property to secure the payment of a debt)
  • zástava noun (delivery of personal property to secure the payment of a debt)
  • zastavit verb (to deposit something as a security; to pawn)

Danish

1 entries
  • pant noun (delivery of personal property to secure the payment of a debt)

Dutch

4 entries
  • belofte noun (solemn promise)
  • eed noun (solemn promise)
  • gelofte noun (solemn promise)
  • pand noun (delivery of personal property to secure the payment of a debt)

Estonian

2 entries
  • pant noun (delivery of personal property to secure the payment of a debt)
  • rebane noun (person who has taken a pledge of allegiance to a fraternity)

Finnish

4 entries
  • kokelas noun (person who has taken a pledge of allegiance to a fraternity)
  • lupaus noun (solemn promise)
  • maljapuhe noun (drinking toast)
  • pantti noun (delivery of personal property to secure the payment of a debt)

French

4 entries
  • gage noun (delivery of personal property to secure the payment of a debt)
  • serment noun (solemn promise)
  • mettre en gage verb (to deposit something as a security; to pawn)
  • promettre verb (to make a solemn promise)

Galician

4 entries
  • engaxar verb (to deposit something as a security; to pawn)
  • estocar verb (to make a solemn promise)
  • gravecer verb (to deposit something as a security; to pawn)
  • piñorar verb (to deposit something as a security; to pawn)

German

4 entries
  • Abstinenzverpflichtung noun (promise to abstain from drinking alcohol)
  • Fuchs noun (person who has taken a pledge of allegiance to a fraternity)
  • Gelöbnis noun (solemn promise)
  • Nüchternheitsgelöbnis noun (promise to abstain from drinking alcohol)

Gothic

1 entries
  • 𐍄𐍂𐌹𐌲𐌲𐍅𐌰 noun (solemn promise)

Greek

1 entries
  • ενέχυρο noun (delivery of personal property to secure the payment of a debt)

Hakka Chinese

1 entries
  • 誓 verb (to make a solemn promise)

Hebrew

1 entries
  • נִשְׁבַּע verb (to make a solemn promise)

Hindi

3 entries
  • प्रण verb (to make a solemn promise)
  • प्रतिज्ञा verb (to make a solemn promise)
  • वचन verb (to make a solemn promise)

Hungarian

4 entries
  • eskü noun (solemn promise)
  • fogadalom noun (solemn promise)
  • tószt noun (drinking toast)
  • zálog noun (delivery of personal property to secure the payment of a debt)

Icelandic

2 entries
  • lofa verb (to make a solemn promise)
  • sverja verb (to make a solemn promise)

Ingrian

1 entries
  • pantti noun (delivery of personal property to secure the payment of a debt)

Italian

4 entries
  • pegno noun (delivery of personal property to secure the payment of a debt)
  • promessa solenne noun (solemn promise)
  • impegnarsi verb (to make a solemn promise)
  • promettere verb (to make a solemn promise)

Japanese

4 entries
  • 保証 noun (solemn promise)
  • 抵当 noun (solemn promise)
  • 質権 noun (delivery of personal property to secure the payment of a debt)
  • 保証する verb (to make a solemn promise)

Korean

4 entries
  • 맹세 noun (solemn promise)
  • 보증 noun (solemn promise)
  • 서약 noun (solemn promise)
  • 질권 noun (delivery of personal property to secure the payment of a debt)

Latgalian

1 entries
  • aizlyka verb (to deposit something as a security; to pawn)

Latin

3 entries
  • pignus noun (delivery of personal property to secure the payment of a debt)
  • spondere verb (to make a solemn promise)
  • vovere verb (to make a solemn promise)

Latvian

1 entries
  • ķīla verb (to deposit something as a security; to pawn)

Macedonian

3 entries
  • ветување noun (solemn promise)
  • заклетва noun (solemn promise)
  • залог noun (delivery of personal property to secure the payment of a debt)

Malagasy

1 entries
  • antoka noun (delivery of personal property to secure the payment of a debt)

Malay

2 entries
  • ikrar noun (solemn promise)
  • ikrar verb (to make a solemn promise)

Malayalam

1 entries
  • പ്രതിജ്ഞ noun (solemn promise)

Māori

4 entries
  • kupu taurangi noun (solemn promise)
  • takoha noun (solemn promise)
  • tāmana noun (delivery of personal property to secure the payment of a debt)
  • oati verb (to make a solemn promise)

Norwegian Bokmål

1 entries
  • pant noun (delivery of personal property to secure the payment of a debt)

Occitan

4 entries
  • jurament noun (solemn promise)
  • penhora noun (delivery of personal property to secure the payment of a debt)
  • promessa noun (solemn promise)
  • empenhar verb (to deposit something as a security; to pawn)

Old English

2 entries
  • borg noun (solemn promise)
  • weddian verb (to make a solemn promise)

Persian

1 entries
  • گرو noun (delivery of personal property to secure the payment of a debt)

Polish

4 entries
  • obietnica noun (solemn promise)
  • zastaw noun (delivery of personal property to secure the payment of a debt)
  • obiecać verb (to make a solemn promise)
  • złożyć zastaw verb (to deposit something as a security; to pawn)

Portuguese

4 entries
  • penhor noun (delivery of personal property to secure the payment of a debt)
  • promessa noun (solemn promise)
  • caucionar verb (to deposit something as a security; to pawn)
  • prometer verb (to make a solemn promise)

Romanian

4 entries
  • gaj noun (delivery of personal property to secure the payment of a debt)
  • jurământ noun (solemn promise)
  • legământ noun (solemn promise)
  • promisiune (fermă) noun (solemn promise)

Romansch

1 entries
  • pegn noun (delivery of personal property to secure the payment of a debt)

Russian

4 entries
  • зало́г noun (delivery of personal property to secure the payment of a debt)
  • заро́к noun (solemn promise)
  • обе́т noun (solemn promise)
  • обеща́ние noun (solemn promise)

Scottish Gaelic

1 entries
  • gealltanas noun (solemn promise)

Serbo-Croatian

4 entries
  • obećánje noun (solemn promise)
  • prȉsega noun (solemn promise)
  • zàloga noun (solemn promise)
  • zálog noun (delivery of personal property to secure the payment of a debt)

Slovak

4 entries
  • prísaha noun (solemn promise)
  • sľub noun (solemn promise)
  • záruka noun (delivery of personal property to secure the payment of a debt)
  • zástava noun (delivery of personal property to secure the payment of a debt)

Slovene

4 entries
  • prisega noun (solemn promise)
  • zaobljuba noun (solemn promise)
  • zaprisega noun (solemn promise)
  • zaobljubiti se verb (to make a solemn promise)

Spanish

4 entries
  • brindis noun (drinking toast)
  • compromiso noun (solemn promise)
  • iniciada noun (person who has taken a pledge of allegiance to a fraternity)
  • iniciado noun (person who has taken a pledge of allegiance to a fraternity)

Swedish

2 entries
  • pant noun (delivery of personal property to secure the payment of a debt)
  • underpant noun (solemn promise)

Tarifit

1 entries
  • tjaǧit verb (to make a solemn promise)

Telugu

3 entries
  • తనఖా noun (delivery of personal property to secure the payment of a debt)
  • ప్రతిజ్ఞ noun (solemn promise)
  • ప్రతిన noun (solemn promise)

Thai

3 entries
  • จำนำ noun (delivery of personal property to secure the payment of a debt)
  • จำนำ verb (to deposit something as a security; to pawn)
  • ปฏิญาณ verb (to make a solemn promise)

Turkish

4 entries
  • ant noun (solemn promise)
  • söz noun (solemn promise)
  • yemin noun (solemn promise)
  • ant içmek verb (to make a solemn promise)

Ukrainian

4 entries
  • заро́к noun (solemn promise)
  • зарі́к noun (solemn promise)
  • заста́ва noun (delivery of personal property to secure the payment of a debt)
  • обі́т noun (solemn promise)

Vietnamese

3 entries
  • cầm đồ noun (delivery of personal property to secure the payment of a debt)
  • cam kết verb (to make a solemn promise)
  • thề verb (to make a solemn promise)

Welsh

1 entries
  • gwystl noun (delivery of personal property to secure the payment of a debt)

Sample sentences

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I give my pledge that I will quit smoking.

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It was told me under pledge of secrecy.

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Pledge allegiance to the national flag.

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Unity, justice and freedom are the pledge of fortune.

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