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pledge

/pledʒ/noun

उच्चारण प्लेज

प्रतिज्ञा, वचन, शपथ

Core word

noun
  1. 1

    [C] ~ (to do sth) | ~ (of sth)

    a serious promise

    प्रतिज्ञा, वचन, शपथ

    • a pledge to plant trees
    • Students took a pledge to keep their campus clean.
    • The minister made a pledge to repair all rural roads.
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    • The athletes gave a pledge to play fairly.
    • They kept their pledge to meet again after ten years.

    Synonyms promise vow oath undertaking commitment

  2. 2

    [C]

    something that you leave with somebody as a promise that you will pay back money that you owe

    गिरवी

    • She left her ring as a pledge.
    • He gave his watch as a pledge until he could repay the loan.
    • He offered his gold chain as a pledge for the loan.
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    • The pawnbroker returned the pledge once the debt was paid.
    • The land was kept as a pledge until the money was returned.

    Synonyms security surety guarantee collateral deposit

verb
  1. 1

    [T] ~ sth (to sb/sth) | ~ to do sth

    to formally promise to give or do something

    प्रतिज्ञा करना, वचन देना

    • They pledged to help the flood victims.
    • The company pledged to donate a part of its profits to schools.
    • The donors pledged a large sum for the new hospital.
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    • He pledged his support to the village school.
    • Voters were pledged jobs and better roads.

    Synonyms promise vow swear undertake commit

≈Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms

promise vow oath undertaking commitment security surety guarantee collateral deposit swear undertake commit

?Which word?

Keep the promise words together: pledge (a formal promise), vow (a serious promise, often religious: 'marriage vows'), oath (a formal promise, often in court or office), undertaking, commitment.

वचन के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: pledge (औपचारिक वचन), vow (गंभीर वचन, प्रायः धार्मिक: 'marriage vows'), oath (औपचारिक शपथ, प्रायः अदालत या पद के लिए), undertaking, commitment।

“Collocations, idioms and sayings

Take a pledge, pledge allegiance, pledge support, pledge money.

Collocations: take a pledge (शपथ लेना), pledge allegiance (निष्ठा की प्रतिज्ञा करना), pledge support (समर्थन का वादा करना), pledge money (धन देने का वादा करना)।

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General knowledge

The National Pledge of India ('India is my country...') was written by Pydimarri Venkata Subba Rao in 1962.

भारत की राष्ट्रीय प्रतिज्ञा ('India is my country...') 1962 में पैदिमर्री वेंकट सुब्बा राव ने लिखी।