Tra từ pledge - Từ điển WordNet v3.1

I - noun

1. a deposit of personal property as security for a debt
- his saxophone was in pledge
• Hypernyms:
security interest
• Hyponyms:
pawn
2. someone accepted for membership but not yet fully admitted to the group
• Hypernyms:
member, fellow member
3. a drink in honor of or to the health of a person or event
• Syn:
toast
• Derivationally related forms:
toast (for: toast)
• Hypernyms:
drink
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
• Derivationally related forms:
assure (for: assurance)
• Hypernyms:
commitment, dedication
• Hyponyms:
guarantee, warrant, warrantee, warranty, plight,
troth, vow

II - verb

1. promise solemnly and formally (Freq. 3)
- I pledge that I will honor my wife
• Syn:
plight
• Derivationally related forms:
plight (for: plight), pledger
• Hypernyms:
promise, assure
• Hyponyms:
vow, guarantee, vouch, covenant
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
- They pledge to move
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
• Derivationally related forms:
subscription (for: subscribe), subscriber (for: subscribe), pledger
• Hypernyms:
donate
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
3. propose a toast to
- Let us toast the birthday girl!
- Let's drink to the New Year
• Syn:
toast, drink, salute, wassail
• Derivationally related forms:
wassail (for: wassail), wassailer (for: wassail), salute (for: salute), salutation (for: salute), toast (for: toast)
• Hypernyms:
honor, honour, reward
• Hyponyms:
give
• Entailment:
drink, booze, fuddle
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Somebody ----s PP (for: drink)
4. give as a guarantee
- I pledge my honor
• Hypernyms:
consign, charge
• Hyponyms:
collateralize, give, hypothecate
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
5. bind or secure by a pledge
- I was pledged to silence
• Hypernyms:
oblige, bind, hold, obligate
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s somebody PP