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pledged

adj · verb · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • /plɛd͡ʒd/
  • rhymes with -ɛd͡ʒd
  • CMU ARPABET: P L EH1 JH D Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Under the obligation of a promise made.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

simple past and past participle of pledge

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, participle, past

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adjective satellite

Meaning 3

bound by or as if by an oath

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • according to an early tradition became his sworn brother
  • sworn enemies

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: sworn

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Real reading context

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