pledged

2 definitions • 5 examples

past simple and past participle of

to make a serious or formal promise to give or do something:

We are asking people to pledge their support for our campaign.

If you join the armed forces, you have to pledge allegiance to your country.

So far, £50,000 has been pledged (= people have promised to pay this amount) in response to the appeal.

[ + to infinitive ] Both sides have pledged to end the fighting.

I've been pledged to secrecy.