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sign/take the pledge. (old-fashioned) to make a promise never to drink alcohol. Definition of pledge noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
[transitive] to make someone or yourself formally promise to do something synonym swear pledge somebody/yourself (to something) They were all pledged to secrecy. pledge somebody/yourself to do something The government has pledged itself to root out corruption. [transitive] pledge something to leave something with someone as a pledge.
n. 1. A solemn binding promise to do, give, or refrain from doing something: signed a pledge never to reveal the secret; a pledge of money to a charity. 2. a. Something given or held as security to guarantee payment of a debt or fulfillment of an obligation. b. The condition of something thus given or held: put an article in pledge. 3. Law. a.
