SIGN / TAKE THE PLEDGE

Meaning of SIGN / TAKE THE PLEDGE in English

( old-fashioned ) to make a promise never to drink alcohol

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005

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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
TAKE — I. ˈtāk transitive verb ( took ˈtu̇k, dial ˈtək ; or dialect tak·en ˈtākən sometimes -k ə ŋ ; taken …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SIGN — I. ˈsīn noun ( -s ; see sense 10b ) Etymology: Middle English signe, from Old French, from Latin signum …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PLEDGE — I. ˈplej noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English plegge, from Middle French plege, from Old French, from Late Latin …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PLEDGE — (n.) To deposit, as a chattel, in pledge or pawn; to leave in possession of another as security; as, to …
Английский словарь Webster
TAKE — — takable, takeable , adj. — taker , n. /tayk/ , v. , took, taken, taking , n. v.t. 1. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SIGN — — signless , adj. — signlike , adj. /suyn/ , n. 1. a token; indication. 2. any object, action, event, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PLEDGE — — pledgeable , adj. — pledger , n. — pledgeless , adj. /plej/ , n. , v. , pledged, pledging …
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TAKE — I. ˈtāk verb ( took ˈtu̇k ; tak·en ˈtā-kən ; tak·ing ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English tacan, from …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SIGN — I. ˈsīn noun Etymology: Middle English signe, from Anglo-French, from Latin signum mark, token, sign, image, seal; perhaps akin to …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
PLEDGE — I. ˈplej noun Etymology: Middle English plegge security, from Anglo-French plege, from Late Latin plebium, from * plebere to pledge, …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
TAKE — p.p. taken. 2. take ·noun the quantity or copy given to a compositor at one time. 3. take ·vi to …
Webster English vocab
SIGN — vi to be a sign or omen. 2. sign ·noun to make a sign upon; to mark with a sign. …
Webster English vocab
PLEDGE — noun to secure performance of, as by a pledge. 2. pledge ·noun a hypothecation without transfer of possession. 3. pledge …
Webster English vocab
TAKE — [take] vb took ; tak.en ; tak.ing [ME, fr. OE tacan, fr. ON taka; akin to MD taken to take] …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SIGN — [sign] n [ME signe, fr. OF, fr. L signum mark, token, sign, image, seal; perh. akin to L secare to …
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PLEDGE — [pledge] n [ME, security, fr. MF plege, fr. LL plebium, fr. (assumed) LL plebere to pledge, prob. of Gmc origin; …
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TAKE — / teɪk; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb ( took / tʊk; NAmE / taken / ˈteɪkən; NAmE /) …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SIGN — / saɪn; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun SHOWING STH 1. [ C , U ] sign (of sth) …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PLEDGE — / pledʒ; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun 1. pledge (to do sth) a serious promise SYN commitment : …
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SIGN — I. sign 1 S3 W2 /saɪn/ BrE AmE noun [ Word Family: noun : ↑ sign , ↑ signal , …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
PLEDGE — I. pledge 1 /pledʒ/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1300-1400 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: plege , from …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
TAKE — v. & n. --v. (took; taken) 1 tr. lay hold of; get into one's hands. 2 tr. acquire, get possession …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SIGN — n. & v. --n. 1 a a thing indicating or suggesting a quality or state etc.; a thing perceived as …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
PLEDGE — n. & v. --n. 1 a solemn promise or undertaking. 2 a thing given as security for the fulfilment of …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
TAKE — v. & n. v. (took; taken) 1 tr. lay hold of; get into one's hands. 2 tr. acquire, get possession …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SIGN — n. & v. n. 1 a a thing indicating or suggesting a quality or state etc.; a thing perceived as …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
PLEDGE — n. & v. n. 1 a solemn promise or undertaking. 2 a thing given as security for the fulfilment of …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
TAKE — v. & n. --v. (took; taken) 1. tr. lay hold of; get into one's hands. 2 tr. acquire, get possession …
Oxford English vocab
SIGN — n. & v. --n. 1. a a thing indicating or suggesting a quality or state etc.; a thing perceived as …
Oxford English vocab
PLEDGE — n. & v. --n. 1. a solemn promise or undertaking. 2 a thing given as security for the fulfilment of …
Oxford English vocab
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Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SIGN — ( signs, signing, signed) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. A sign …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PLEDGE — ( pledges, pledging, pledged) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. When someone …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
PLEDGE — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES an election promise/pledge (= one that is made while a person or party is …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
PLEDGE — [noun] [C] - a promise, or something that is given as a sign that you will keep a promise, esp. …
Cambridge English vocab
SIGN — Synonyms and related words : OK, Roman candle, abandon, abnormality, accent, accent mark, accept, accredit, acute disease, adumbration, advertisement, affection, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
PLEDGE — I. noun 1. something given or held as a sign of another's good faith or intentions the new school is …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
SIGN — I. noun 1 sth that shows that sth exists/may happen ADJECTIVE ▪ classic , clear , definite , distinct , …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
PLEDGE — I. noun ADJECTIVE ▪ campaign ( esp. AmE ), election ( esp. BrE ), manifesto ( BrE ) ▪ The …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
TAKE — INDEX: to take somebody or something from one place to another 1. to take someone or something from one place …
Longman Activator English vocab
SIGN — INDEX: sign/symbol 1. a written sign that gives instructions or information 2. a picture or shape that has a particular …
Longman Activator English vocab
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Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
SIGN — n. 25B6; noun a sign of affection : INDICATION, signal, symptom, pointer, suggestion, intimation, mark, manifestation, demonstration, token, evidence; poetic/literary …
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PLEDGE — n. 25B6; noun his election pledge : PROMISE, undertaking, vow, word (of honour), commitment, assurance, oath, guarantee. he gave it …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
SIGN — n. 1 token, symbol, indication, mark, signal, indicator; notice I interpreted the shouts of the crowd as a sign that …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
PLEDGE — n. 1 promise, oath, vow, word (of honour), covenant, assurance, guaranty, guarantee, warrant, warranty They have our solemn pledge that …
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TAKE — 1. гл. 1) а) брать, взять б) захватывать, овладевать, схватить (с применением силы) to take as a prisoner ≈ взять …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
SIGN — 1. сущ. 1) знак; символ for sale sign ≈ вывеска "продается" no trespassing sign ≈ знак, запрещающий проход или проезд …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
PLEDGE — 1. сущ. 1) залог; заклад to put in pledge ≈ заложить to take out of pledge ≈ выкупить из заклада …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
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Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
SIGN — sign.ogg 1. saın n 1. 1> признак, примета; свидетельство a dark cloud is a sign of rain - тёмное облако …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
PLEDGE — pledge.ogg 1. pledʒ n 1. 1> залог, заклад unredeemed pledge - невыкупленный залог to put /to give/ smth. in pledge …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
SIGN — 1) знак; буква; символ; обозначение 2) признак 3) эл. знак полярности 4) знак ( дорожный указатель ) • to sign …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
SIGN — 1) знак; буква; символ; обозначение 2) признак 3) эл. знак полярности 4) знак (дорожный указатель) • to sign off — вчт. выходить из системы; to sign …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь - РУССО
TAKE — 1) брать 2) воспринимать 3) впитывать 4) довозить 5) дубль 6) заступать 7) захватывать 8) определять 9) отбирать 10) отнимать 11) поглощать 12) преобразовывать 13) принятие 14) проникать 15) растворять 16) схватывать • development of mine take …
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
SIGN — 1) вывеска 2) знак 3) знаковый 4) знамение 5) марка 6) обозначение 7) отмечать 8) подписывать 9) признак 10) символ 11) след 12) ставить знак • absolute value sign — матем. модуль circular integral …
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
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Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
SIGN — 1. saın n 1. 1> признак, примета; свидетельство a dark cloud is a sign of rain - тёмное облако - …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
PLEDGE — 1. pledʒ n 1. 1> залог, заклад unredeemed pledge - невыкупленный залог to put /to give/ smth. in pledge - …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
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Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
SIGN — 1. сущ. 1) знак; символ for sale sign — вывеска "продается" no trespassing sign — знак, запрещающий проход или проезд …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary

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