Pledged
1. Consider the following sentence:
"As the owner of a great wealth, he pledged 97 per cent of his estate to various charitable organizations."
In this context, does 'pledged' mean the same 'gave'?
2. And would the sentence be correct, and mean the same, if it were written as:
"As the owner of a great wealth, he assigned 97 per cent of his estate to various charitable organizations."
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Christine Christie 1. " In this context, does 'pledged' mean the same 'gave'? No.
- Christine Christie 1.
- " In this context, does 'pledged' mean the same 'gave'?
- No.
- 'pledged' is ' promised to give'.
- It could be within the next month, year, or whatever.
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Christine Christie1. Consider the following sentence:
"As the owner of a great wealth, he pledged 97 per cent of his estate to various charitable organizations."
In this context, does 'pledged' mean the same 'gave'?
No. 'pledged' is 'promised to give'. It could be within the next month, year, or whatever. Or it could be a
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