Pledge vs Committed - What's the difference?
pledge | committed |
To make a solemn promise (to do something).
To deposit something as a security; to pawn.
To give assurance of friendship by the act of drinking; to drink to one's health.
* 1773 ,
* 1852 , Matthew Arnold, Tristram and Iseult
A solemn promise to do something.
Something given by a person who is borrowing money etc to the person he has borrowed it from, to be kept until the money etc is returned.
A person who has taken a pledge of allegiance to a college fraternity, but not yet formally approved.
A security to guarantee payment of a debt.
A drinking toast.
A promise to abstain from drinking alcohol.
(commit)
Obligated by a pledge to some course of action.
showing commitment.
Associated in an exclusive (but not necessarily permanent) sexual relationship.
(rhetoric) Required by logic to endorse the conclusion of an argument.
As verbs the difference between pledge and committed
is that pledge is to make a solemn promise (to do something) while committed is past tense of commit.As a noun pledge
is a solemn promise to do something.As an adjective committed is
obligated by a pledge to some course of action.pledge
English
(wikipedia pledge)Verb
(pledg)- HARDCASTLE [Taking the cup.] I hope you'll find it to your mind. I have prepared it with my own hands, and I believe you'll own the ingredients are tolerable. Will you be so good as to pledge me, sir? Here, Mr. Marlow, here is to our better acquaintance. [Drinks.]
- Reach me my golden cup that stands by thee,
- And pledge me in it first for courtesy.