pledged

verb (past tense and past participle of pledge: pledge, pledges, pledged, pledging)

«pledged» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

Everyday

Pledged means promised firmly or given as security for a debt. tree →

In the lessons

in stories people who have given their word have pledged their faith; a poor man may have pledged his cottage to a neighbour as a debt

Examples

They pledged their faith that they would not harm her. tree →
He pledged his cottage to a neighbour. tree →
We pledged our help to the school. tree →

Note

nothing for maths

In Jewish tradition

In the Torah a pledge is an item a borrower leaves with a lender as a guarantee. The law says it must be treated gently.

Interpretation. The law says a poor person's cloak taken as a pledge must be returned by sunset. Tradition sees this as protecting human dignity.

Note

nothing for maths

On Mova

Trees and pragmatics of «pledged» in the school dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
«pledged» in the school dictionary on Mova free.
Trees and pragmatics of «pledged» in the Judaism dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
«pledged» in the Judaism dictionary on Mova free.

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