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plight
plight 1 P0375900 (plīt)n. A situation, especially a bad or unfortunate one. See Synonyms at predicament.
[Middle English, alteration (influenced by plight, risky promise or pledge) of plit, fold, wrinkle, situation, from Anglo-Norman, from Latin plicitum, neuter past participle of plicāre, to fold; see plek- in Indo-European roots.]
plight 2 P0375900 (plīt)tr.v. plight·ed, plight·ing, plights 1. To promise or bind by a solemn pledge, especially to betroth.2. To give or pledge (one's word or oath, for example).n. A solemn pledge, as of faith.Idiom: plight (one's) troth1. To become engaged to marry.2. To give one's solemn oath.
[Middle English plighten, from Old English plihtan, to endanger, put at risk, from pliht, danger, risk; see dlegh- in Indo-European roots.]
plight′er n.plight (plaɪt) na condition of extreme hardship, danger, etc[C14 plit, from Old French pleit fold, plait; probably influenced by Old English pliht peril, plight2]
plight (plaɪt) vb (tr) 1. to give or pledge (one's word): he plighted his word to attempt it. 2. to promise formally or pledge (allegiance, support, etc): to plight aid. 3. plight one's troth a. to make a promise of marriageb. to give one's solemn promisenarchaic or dialect a solemn promise, esp of engagement; pledge[Old English pliht peril; related to Old High German, German Pflicht duty] ˈplighter nplight1 (plaɪt)
n. a distressing condition or situation: to be left in a sorry plight. [1350–1400; Middle English plit fold, condition, bad condition < Anglo-French (c. Middle French pleit plait); sp. appar. influenced by plight2 in obsolete sense “danger”] syn: See predicament. plight2 (plaɪt)
v.t. 1. to pledge (one's troth) in engagement to marry. 2. to give in pledge, as one's word, or to pledge, as one's honor. 3. to bind by a pledge, esp. of marriage. n. 4. pledge. [before 1000; (n.) Middle English; Old English pliht danger, risk; c. Dutch plicht, German Pflicht obligation; (v.) Middle English; Old English plihtan (derivative of the n.) to endanger, risk, pledge] plight′er, n. plight
Past participle: plighted
Gerund: plighting
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| I plight | | you plight | | he/she/it plights | | we plight | | you plight | | they plight |
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| I plighted | | you plighted | | he/she/it plighted | | we plighted | | you plighted | | they plighted |
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| I am plighting | | you are plighting | | he/she/it is plighting | | we are plighting | | you are plighting | | they are plighting |
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| I have plighted | | you have plighted | | he/she/it has plighted | | we have plighted | | you have plighted | | they have plighted |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was plighting | | you were plighting | | he/she/it was plighting | | we were plighting | | you were plighting | | they were plighting |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had plighted | | you had plighted | | he/she/it had plighted | | we had plighted | | you had plighted | | they had plighted |
| Future |
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| I will plight | | you will plight | | he/she/it will plight | | we will plight | | you will plight | | they will plight |
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| I will have plighted | | you will have plighted | | he/she/it will have plighted | | we will have plighted | | you will have plighted | | they will have plighted |
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| I will be plighting | | you will be plighting | | he/she/it will be plighting | | we will be plighting | | you will be plighting | | they will be plighting |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been plighting | | you have been plighting | | he/she/it has been plighting | | we have been plighting | | you have been plighting | | they have been plighting |
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| I will have been plighting | | you will have been plighting | | he/she/it will have been plighting | | we will have been plighting | | you will have been plighting | | they will have been plighting |
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| I had been plighting | | you had been plighting | | he/she/it had been plighting | | we had been plighting | | you had been plighting | | they had been plighting |
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| I would plight | | you would plight | | he/she/it would plight | | we would plight | | you would plight | | they would plight |
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| I would have plighted | | you would have plighted | | he/she/it would have plighted | | we would have plighted | | you would have plighted | | they would have plighted |
Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  plight - a situation from which extrication is difficult especially an unpleasant or trying one; "finds himself in a most awkward predicament"; "the woeful plight of homeless people"predicament, quandarycare - a cause for feeling concern; "his major care was the illness of his wife"difficulty - a condition or state of affairs almost beyond one's ability to deal with and requiring great effort to bear or overcome; "grappling with financial difficulties"box, corner - a predicament from which a skillful or graceful escape is impossible; "his lying got him into a tight corner"hot water - a dangerous or distressing predicament; "his views on race got him into political hot water" | | 2. |  plight - a solemn pledge of fidelity trothassurance, pledge - a binding commitment to do or give or refrain from something; "an assurance of help when needed"; "signed a pledge never to reveal the secret" | | Verb | 1. |  plight - give to in marriage affiance, betroth, engagevow - make a vow; promise; "He vowed never to drink alcohol again" | | 2. | plight - promise solemnly and formally; "I pledge that I will honor my wife"pledgepromise, assure - make a promise or commitmentvow - make a vow; promise; "He vowed never to drink alcohol again"guarantee, vouch - give surety or assume responsibility; "I vouch for the quality of my products"covenant - enter into a covenant or formal agreement; "They covenanted with Judas for 30 pieces of silver"; "The nations covenanted to fight terrorism around the world"covenant - enter into a covenant |
plightnoun difficulty, condition, state, situation, trouble, circumstances, dilemma, straits, predicament, extremity, perplexity the plight of Third World countries plagued by debtsplight 1nounA difficult, often embarrassing situation or condition:box, corner, deep water, difficulty, dilemma, Dutch, fix, hole, hot spot, hot water, jam, predicament, quagmire, scrape, soup, trouble.Informal: bind, pickle, spot.
plight 2verbTo guarantee by a solemn promise:covenant, pledge, promise, swear, vow.Idiom: give one's word of honor.nounA declaration that one will or will not do a certain thing:assurance, covenant, engagement, guarantee, guaranty, pledge, promise, solemn word, vow, warrant, word, word of honor.Translationsplight (plait) noun a (bad) situation or state. She was in a terrible plight, as she had lost all her money. 境況，困境 境况，困境
plight
plight (one's) trothTo bind oneself to another person in marriage. This archaic phrase, still sometimes used in modern writing for stylistic effect, employs the obsolete words "plight" ("to pledge") and "troth" ("truth"). There are some practical matters that people rarely consider when they decide to plight their troth.See also: plight, trothplight (one's) troth to (someone)To bind oneself to someone in marriage. This archaic phrase, still sometimes used in modern writing for stylistic effect, employs the obsolete words "plight" ("to pledge") and "troth" ("truth"). There are some practical matters that people rarely consider when they decide to plight their troth to each other. I'll plight my troth to whomever I so please, Mother—the decision is not yours!See also: plight, trothplight one's troth to someoneto become engaged to be married to someone. (Literary or jocular.) I chose not to plight my troth to anyone who acts so unpleasant to my dear aunt. Alice plighted her troth to Scott.See also: plight, trothplight your troth pledge your word in marriage or betrothal. The verb plight is now virtually obsolete except in this particular phrase, as is the noun troth .See also: plight, troth plight (one's) troth1. To become engaged to marry.2. To give one's solemn oath.See also: plight, trothplight
Synonyms for plightnoun difficultySynonyms- difficulty
- condition
- state
- situation
- trouble
- circumstances
- dilemma
- straits
- predicament
- extremity
- perplexity
Synonyms for plightnoun a difficult, often embarrassing situation or conditionSynonyms- box
- corner
- deep water
- difficulty
- dilemma
- Dutch
- fix
- hole
- hot spot
- hot water
- jam
- predicament
- quagmire
- scrape
- soup
- trouble
- bind
- pickle
- spot
verb to guarantee by a solemn promiseSynonyms- covenant
- pledge
- promise
- swear
- vow
noun a declaration that one will or will not do a certain thingSynonyms- assurance
- covenant
- engagement
- guarantee
- guaranty
- pledge
- promise
- solemn word
- vow
- warrant
- word
- word of honor
Synonyms for plightnoun a situation from which extrication is difficult especially an unpleasant or trying oneSynonymsRelated Words- care
- difficulty
- box
- corner
- hot water
noun a solemn pledge of fidelitySynonymsRelated Wordsverb give to in marriageSynonymsRelated Wordsverb promise solemnly and formallySynonymsRelated Words- promise
- assure
- vow
- guarantee
- vouch
- covenant
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