Vocabulary
Pledge
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
commit (a person or organization) by a solemn promise.
Urdu meaning
گروی، کفالت ، گرو، عہد کرنا
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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- Sindh`s pledge of a Benazir Hari Card and fertiliser assistance for small growers is sensible triage.
- Some dismiss it, fairly so, as another hollow pledge of economic revival rhetoric not far removed from the mineral wealth fairy tales we were sold not too long ago.
- The power elite must also pledge to protect the marginalised.
- Even the pledge by these nations to take `further action to support an immediate ceasefire` is inadequate in view of what the situation demands.
- His pledge to them was his proposal for an 800 per cent increase in the city`s mayoral budget to arrest hate-crimes.
Synonyms
promise, give one’s word, vow, swear, give an assurance, give an undertaking
Antonyms
word, promise, assurance, parole
Curator example
“the government pledged itself to deal with environmental problems”
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