pledge

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• /plɛd͡ʒ/
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From Middle English plege, from Anglo-Norman plege, from Old French plege (Modern French pleige) from Medieval Latin plevium, plebium, from plebiō (“to pledge”), from Frankish *plehan (“to pledge; to support; to guarantee”). Akin to Old High German pflegan (“to take care of, be accustomed to”), Old Saxon plegan (“to vouch for”), Old English plēon (“to risk, endanger”). More at plight.

247 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Albanian: ndorejetë — solemn promise
• Arabic: ضَمَان (ḍamān) — solemn promise
• Arabic: تَعَهُّد (taʕahhud) — solemn promise
• Armenian: ուխտ (uxt) — solemn promise
• Aromanian: ligãmintu — solemn promise
• Belarusian: абяца́нне (abjacánnje) — solemn promise
• Belarusian: заро́к (zarók) — solemn promise
• Bengali: ওয়াদা (ōẇada) — solemn promise
• Bulgarian: обе́т (obét) — solemn promise
• Bulgarian: обеща́ние (obeštánie) — solemn promise
• Catalan: promesa — solemn promise
• Catalan: jurament — solemn promise
• Chinese Mandarin: 誓言 (shìyán) — solemn promise
• Chinese Mandarin: 誓詞 /誓词 (shìcí) — solemn promise
• Chinese Mandarin: 保證 /保证 (bǎozhèng) — solemn promise
• Czech: slib — solemn promise
• Dutch: gelofte — solemn promise
• Dutch: belofte — solemn promise
• Dutch: eed — solemn promise
• Finnish: lupaus — solemn promise
• French: serment — solemn promise
• German: Gelöbnis — solemn promise
• German: feierliche Zusage — solemn promise
• German: feierliches Versprechen — solemn promise
• German: Schwur — solemn promise
• Gothic: 𐍄𐍂𐌹𐌲𐌲𐍅𐌰 (triggwa) — solemn promise
• Hungarian: fogadalom — solemn promise
• Hungarian: ígéret — solemn promise
• Hungarian: eskü — solemn promise
• Italian: promessa solenne — solemn promise
• Japanese: 抵当 (teitō) — solemn promise
• Japanese: 保証 (hoshō) — solemn promise
• Korean: 서약 (seoyak) — solemn promise
• Korean: 맹세 (maengse) — solemn promise
• Korean: 보증 (bojeung) — solemn promise
• Central Kurdish: پەیمان (peyman) — solemn promise
• Macedonian: ветување (vetuvanje) — solemn promise
• Macedonian: заклетва (zakletva) — solemn promise
• Malay: ikrar — solemn promise
• Malayalam: പ്രതിജ്ഞ (pratijña) — solemn promise
• Māori: takoha — solemn promise
• Māori: kupu taurangi — solemn promise
• Occitan: promessa — solemn promise
• Occitan: jurament — solemn promise
• Old English: borg — solemn promise
• Polish: obietnica — solemn promise
• Portuguese: promessa — solemn promise
• Romanian: legământ — solemn promise
• Romanian: promisiune (fermă) — solemn promise
• Romanian: jurământ — solemn promise
• Russian: обе́т (obét) — solemn promise
• Russian: обеща́ние (obeščánije) — solemn promise
• Russian: заро́к (zarók) — solemn promise
• Scottish Gaelic: gealltanas — solemn promise
• Serbo-Croatian: за̀лога — solemn promise
• Serbo-Croatian: за́вет — solemn promise
• Serbo-Croatian: за́вјет — solemn promise
• Serbo-Croatian: обећа́ње — solemn promise
• Serbo-Croatian: при̏сега — solemn promise
• Serbo-Croatian: zàloga — solemn promise
• Serbo-Croatian: závet — solemn promise
• Serbo-Croatian: závjet — solemn promise
• Serbo-Croatian: obećánje — solemn promise
• Serbo-Croatian: prȉsega — solemn promise
• Slovak: sľub — solemn promise
• Slovak: prísaha — solemn promise
• Slovene: zaprisega — solemn promise
• Slovene: zaobljuba — solemn promise
• Slovene: prisega — solemn promise
• Spanish: promesa solemne — solemn promise
• Spanish: juramento — solemn promise
• Swedish: underpant — solemn promise
• Telugu: ప్రతిజ్ఞ (pratijña) — solemn promise
• Telugu: ప్రతిన (pratina) — solemn promise
• Turkish: ant — solemn promise
• Turkish: söz — solemn promise
• Turkish: yemin — solemn promise
• Ukrainian: обі́тниця (obítnycja) — solemn promise
• Ukrainian: обі́т (obít) — solemn promise
• Ukrainian: обіця́нка (obicjánka) — solemn promise
• Ukrainian: зарі́к (zarík) — solemn promise
• Ukrainian: заро́к (zarók) — solemn promise
• Albanian: peng — delivery of personal property to secure the payment of a debt
• Armenian: գրավ (grav) — delivery of personal property to secure the payment of a debt
• Belarusian: заста́ва (zastáva) — delivery of personal property to secure the payment of a debt
• Bengali: জামানত (jamanot) — delivery of personal property to secure the payment of a debt
• Bengali: জমানত (jomanot) — delivery of personal property to secure the payment of a debt
• Bulgarian: зало́г (zalóg) — delivery of personal property to secure the payment of a debt
• Catalan: penyora — delivery of personal property to secure the payment of a debt
• Chinese Mandarin: 質權 /质权 (zhìquán) — delivery of personal property to secure the payment of a debt
• Czech: zástava — delivery of personal property to secure the payment of a debt
• Czech: záruka — delivery of personal property to secure the payment of a debt
• Danish: pant — delivery of personal property to secure the payment of a debt
• Dutch: pand — delivery of personal property to secure the payment of a debt
• Estonian: pant — delivery of personal property to secure the payment of a debt
• Finnish: pantti — delivery of personal property to secure the payment of a debt
• French: gage — delivery of personal property to secure the payment of a debt
• German: Pfand — delivery of personal property to secure the payment of a debt
• German: hinterlegte Sicherheit — delivery of personal property to secure the payment of a debt
• Greek: ενέχυρο (enéchyro) — delivery of personal property to secure the payment of a debt
• Ancient Greek: ἐγγύη (engúē) — delivery of personal property to secure the payment of a debt
• Ancient Greek: ῥύσιον (rhúsion) — delivery of personal property to secure the payment of a debt
• Ancient Greek: ὑποθήκη (hupothḗkē) — delivery of personal property to secure the payment of a debt
• Hungarian: zálog — delivery of personal property to secure the payment of a debt
• Ingrian: pantti — delivery of personal property to secure the payment of a debt
• Italian: pegno — delivery of personal property to secure the payment of a debt
• Japanese: 質権 (shichiken) — delivery of personal property to secure the payment of a debt
• Korean: 질권 (jilgwon) — delivery of personal property to secure the payment of a debt
• Latin: pignus — delivery of personal property to secure the payment of a debt
• Macedonian: залог (zalog) — delivery of personal property to secure the payment of a debt
• Malagasy: antoka — delivery of personal property to secure the payment of a debt
• Māori: tāmana — delivery of personal property to secure the payment of a debt
• Norwegian Bokmål: pant — delivery of personal property to secure the payment of a debt
• Occitan: penhora — delivery of personal property to secure the payment of a debt
• Persian: گرو (gerow) — delivery of personal property to secure the payment of a debt
• Polish: zastaw — delivery of personal property to secure the payment of a debt
• Portuguese: penhor — delivery of personal property to secure the payment of a debt
• Romanian: gaj — delivery of personal property to secure the payment of a debt
• Romansh: pegn — delivery of personal property to secure the payment of a debt
• Russian: зало́г (zalóg) — delivery of personal property to secure the payment of a debt
• Serbo-Croatian: за́лог — delivery of personal property to secure the payment of a debt
• Serbo-Croatian: zálog — delivery of personal property to secure the payment of a debt
• Slovak: zástava — delivery of personal property to secure the payment of a debt
• Slovak: záruka — delivery of personal property to secure the payment of a debt
• Spanish: prenda — delivery of personal property to secure the payment of a debt
• Swedish: pant — delivery of personal property to secure the payment of a debt
• Telugu: తనఖా (tanakhā) — delivery of personal property to secure the payment of a debt
• Thai: จํานํา (jam-nam) — delivery of personal property to secure the payment of a debt
• Ukrainian: заста́ва (zastáva) — delivery of personal property to secure the payment of a debt
• Vietnamese: cầm đồ — delivery of personal property to secure the payment of a debt
• Welsh: gwystl — delivery of personal property to secure the payment of a debt
• Dutch: schacht — person who has taken a pledge of allegiance to a fraternity
• Estonian: rebane — person who has taken a pledge of allegiance to a fraternity
• Finnish: kokelas — person who has taken a pledge of allegiance to a fraternity
• German: Fuchs — person who has taken a pledge of allegiance to a fraternity
• Belarusian: тост (tost) — drinking toast
• Bulgarian: тост (tost) — drinking toast
• Finnish: maljapuhe — drinking toast
• German: Trinkspruch — drinking toast
• Hungarian: tószt — drinking toast
• Russian: тост (tost) — drinking toast
• Ukrainian: тост (tost) — drinking toast
• Finnish: raittiuslupaus — promise to abstain from drinking alcohol
• German: Nüchternheitsgelöbnis — promise to abstain from drinking alcohol
• German: Abstinenzverpflichtung — promise to abstain from drinking alcohol
• Spanish: juramento — promise to abstain from drinking alcohol
• Spanish: manda — promise to abstain from drinking alcohol
• Arabic: تَعَهَّدَ (taʕahhada) — to make a solemn promise
• Bengali: ওয়াদা করা (ōẇada kora) — to make a solemn promise
• Bulgarian: давам обет (davam obet) — to make a solemn promise
• Catalan: prometre — to make a solemn promise
• Chinese Cantonese: 誓 (sai6) — to make a solemn promise
• Hakka Chinese: 誓 (sṳ) — to make a solemn promise
• Chinese Mandarin: 發誓 /发誓 (fāshì) — to make a solemn promise
• Chinese Mandarin: 保證 /保证 (bǎozhèng) — to make a solemn promise
• Dutch: plechtig beloven — to make a solemn promise
• Finnish: luvata — to make a solemn promise
• Finnish: sitoutua — to make a solemn promise
• Finnish: lupautua — to make a solemn promise
• French: promettre — to make a solemn promise
• Galician: estocar — to make a solemn promise
• Galician: prometer — to make a solemn promise
• German: geloben — to make a solemn promise
• German: feierlich versprechen — to make a solemn promise
• Hebrew: נִשְׁבַּע (nishbá) — to make a solemn promise
• Hindi: वचन (vacan) — to make a solemn promise
• Hindi: प्रण (praṇ) — to make a solemn promise
• Hindi: प्रतिज्ञा (pratijñā) — to make a solemn promise
• Hungarian: ígér — to make a solemn promise
• Hungarian: megígér — to make a solemn promise
• Hungarian: esküszik — to make a solemn promise
• Hungarian: szavát adja — to make a solemn promise
• Hungarian: elkötelezi magát — to make a solemn promise
• Icelandic: sverja — to make a solemn promise
• Icelandic: lofa — to make a solemn promise
• Italian: promettere — to make a solemn promise
• Italian: impegnarsi — to make a solemn promise
• Japanese: 公約する (kōyaku suru) — to make a solemn promise
• Japanese: 保証する (hoshō suru) — to make a solemn promise
• Korean: 서약하다 (seoyakhada) — to make a solemn promise
• Korean: 보증하다 (bojeunghada) — to make a solemn promise
• Latin: spondere — to make a solemn promise
• Latin: vovere — to make a solemn promise
• Malay: ikrar — to make a solemn promise
• Māori: oati — to make a solemn promise
• Māori: whakaoati — to make a solemn promise
• Occitan: prometre — to make a solemn promise
• Occitan: jurar — to make a solemn promise
• Old English: weddian — to make a solemn promise
• Polish: obiecać — to make a solemn promise
• Portuguese: prometer — to make a solemn promise
• Romanian: promite — to make a solemn promise
• Romanian: garanta — to make a solemn promise
• Romanian: jura — to make a solemn promise
• Russian: обеща́ть (obeščátʹ) — to make a solemn promise
• Russian: пообеща́ть (poobeščátʹ) — to make a solemn promise
• Russian: заверя́ть (zaverjátʹ) — to make a solemn promise
• Russian: заве́рить (zavéritʹ) — to make a solemn promise
• Russian: кля́сться (kljástʹsja) — to make a solemn promise
• Russian: покля́сться (pokljástʹsja) — to make a solemn promise
• Slovak: zástava — to make a solemn promise
• Slovene: zapriseči — to make a solemn promise
• Slovene: zavezati se — to make a solemn promise
• Slovene: zaobljubiti se — to make a solemn promise
• Spanish: comprometerse — to make a solemn promise
• Tarifit: tjaǧit — to make a solemn promise
• Thai: ปฏิญาณ (bpà-dtì-yaan) — to make a solemn promise
• Turkish: ant içmek — to make a solemn promise
• Turkish: söz vermek — to make a solemn promise
• Turkish: yemin etmek — to make a solemn promise
• Turkish: yemin billah etmek — to make a solemn promise
• Vietnamese: cam kết — to make a solemn promise
• Vietnamese: thề — to make a solemn promise
• Bulgarian: залагам (zalagam) — to deposit something as a security; to pawn
• Catalan: penyorar — to deposit something as a security; to pawn
• Catalan: empenyorar — to deposit something as a security; to pawn
• Chinese Mandarin: 抵押 (dǐyā) — to deposit something as a security; to pawn
• Czech: zastavit — to deposit something as a security; to pawn
• Dutch: verpanden — to deposit something as a security; to pawn
• Finnish: pantata — to deposit something as a security; to pawn
• French: mettre en gage — to deposit something as a security; to pawn
• Galician: gravecer — to deposit something as a security; to pawn
• Galician: engaxar — to deposit something as a security; to pawn
• Galician: piñorar — to deposit something as a security; to pawn
• German: verpfänden — to deposit something as a security; to pawn
• German: als Sicherheit hinterlegen — to deposit something as a security; to pawn
• Hungarian: zálogba ad — to deposit something as a security; to pawn
• Hungarian: elzálogosít — to deposit something as a security; to pawn
• Hungarian: biztosítékul, fedezetül ad — to deposit something as a security; to pawn
• Latgalian: aizlyka — to deposit something as a security; to pawn
• Latvian: ķīla — to deposit something as a security; to pawn
• Occitan: empenhar — to deposit something as a security; to pawn
• Polish: złożyć zastaw — to deposit something as a security; to pawn
• Portuguese: caucionar — to deposit something as a security; to pawn
• Russian: отдава́ть в зало́г (otdavátʹ v zalóg) — to deposit something as a security; to pawn
• Russian: отда́ть в зало́г (otdátʹ v zalóg) — to deposit something as a security; to pawn
• Russian: закла́дывать (zakládyvatʹ) — to deposit something as a security; to pawn
• Russian: заложи́ть (založítʹ) — to deposit something as a security; to pawn
• Slovene: zastaviti — to deposit something as a security; to pawn
• Thai: จํานํา (jam-nam) — to deposit something as a security; to pawn
• Turkish: ipotek ettirmek — to deposit something as a security; to pawn
• Bulgarian: вдигам тост (vdigam tost) — to drink
• Finnish: juoda jonkun malja — to drink
• German: Brüderschaft trinken — to drink
• German: auf die Gesundheit anstoßen — to drink
• Ancient Greek: προπῑ́νω (propī́nō) — to drink
• Hungarian: iszik egészségére (valaki) — to drink