pledge – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of pledge

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to pledge
Participle: pledged
Gerund: pledging

Cognates

-

Indicative

Present

Ipledge
youpledge
he;she;itpledges
wepledge
youpledge
theypledge

Perfect

Ihave pledged
youhave pledged
he;she;ithas pledged
wehave pledged
youhave pledged
theyhave pledged

Past

Ipledged
youpledged
he;she;itpledged
wepledged
youpledged
theypledged

Pluperfect

Ihad pledged
youhad pledged
he;she;ithad pledged
wehad pledged
youhad pledged
theyhad pledged

Future

Iwill pledge
youwill pledge
he;she;itwill pledge
wewill pledge
youwill pledge
theywill pledge

Future Perfect

Iwill have pledged
youwill have pledged
he;she;itwill have pledged
wewill have pledged
youwill have pledged
theywill have pledged

Subjunctive

Present

Ipledge
youpledge
he;she;itpledge
wepledge
youpledge
theypledge

Perfect

Ihave pledged
youhave pledged
he;she;ithave pledged
wehave pledged
youhave pledged
theyhave pledged

Imperfect

Ipledged
youpledged
he;she;itpledged
wepledged
youpledged
theypledged

Pluperfect

Ihad pledged
youhad pledged
he;she;ithad pledged
wehad pledged
youhad pledged
theyhad pledged

Conditional

Present

Iwould pledge
youwould pledge
he;she;itwould pledge
wewould pledge
youwould pledge
theywould pledge

Perfect

Iwould have pledged
youwould have pledged
he;she;itwould have pledged
wewould have pledged
youwould have pledged
theywould have pledged

Imperative

youpledge
weLet's pledge
youpledge

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

Iam pledging
youare pledging
he;she;itis pledging
weare pledging
youare pledging
theyare pledging

Perfect

Ihave been pledging
youhave been pledging
he;she;ithas been pledging
wehave been pledging
youhave been pledging
theyhave been pledging

Past

Iwas pledging
youwere pledging
he;she;itwas pledging
wewere pledging
youwere pledging
theywere pledging

Pluperfect

Ihad been pledging
youhad been pledging
he;she;ithad been pledging
wehad been pledging
youhad been pledging
theyhad been pledging

Future

Iwill be pledging
youwill be pledging
he;she;itwill be pledging
wewill be pledging
youwill be pledging
theywill be pledging

Future Perfect

Iwill have been pledging
youwill have been pledging
he;she;itwill have been pledging
wewill have been pledging
youwill have been pledging
theywill have been pledging

Conditional

Present

Iwould be pledging
youwould be pledging
he;she;itwould be pledging
wewould be pledging
youwould be pledging
theywould be pledging

Perfect

Iwould have been pledging
youwould have been pledging
he;she;itwould have been pledging
wewould have been pledging
youwould have been pledging
theywould have been pledging

Other

Verbs similar to 'pledge'

fledge, gledge, ledge, pledg, pledget, sledge, alegge, alledge, bludge, cludge,

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

to give something that is or becomes part of a larger whole
add, assist, bestow, bring, chip in, do one's bit, donate, endow, fund, gift, grant, impart, invest, join, kick in, lend, participate, pitch in, provide, put up, set forward, supply, support, sweeten the kitty, contribute
promise
earnest, guarantee, pawn, security, token, warrant

Additional Information

Phrasal Verbs

Etymology

1. 1348, "surety, bail," from O.Fr. plege (Fr. pleige) "hostage, security, bail," probably from Frank. *plegan "to guarantee," from a W.Gmc. root meaning "have responsibility for" (cf. O.Saxon plegan "vouch for," O.H.G. pflegan "to care for, be accustomed to," O.E. pleon "to risk, expose to danger"). Meaning "allegiance vow attested by drinking with another" is from 1635. Sense of "solemn promise" first recorded 1814, though this meaning is from c.1400 in the verb. Weekley notes the "curious contradiction" in pledge "to toast with a drink" (1546) and pledge "the vow to abstain from drinking" (1833). Noun meaning "student who has agreed to join a fraternity or sorority" dates from 1901.
2. 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. See: Old High German 'pflegan', Old Saxon 'plegan'.

Sample Sentences

  • [...] informing its readers that as America had ‘whipped ’ England in her infancy, and whipped her again in her youth, so it was clearly necessary that she must whip her once again in her maturity; and pledging its credit to all True Americans, that if Mr. Webster did his duty in the approaching negotiations, and sent the English Lord home again in double quick time, they should, within two years, sing [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • [...] now, Tom, wipe up your eyes, and go about your errands. Come, come, ” he added, “ no blessings. I 'm not so wonderfully good, now, ” he said, as he gently pushed Tom to the door. “ There, I'll pledge my honor to you, Tom, you don't see me so again, ” he said; and Tom went off, wiping his eyes, with great satisfaction. (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)