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plight
1[ plahyt ]
noun
- a condition, state, or situation, especially an unfavorable or unfortunate one:
to find oneself in a sorry plight.
plight
2[ plahyt ]
verb (used with object)
- to pledge (one's troth) in engagement to marry.
- to bind (someone) by a pledge, especially of marriage.
- to give in pledge, as one's word, or to pledge, as one's honor.
noun
- Archaic. pledge.
plight
1/ ɪ /
noun
- a condition of extreme hardship, danger, etc
plight
2/ ɪ /
verb
- to give or pledge (one's word)
he plighted his word to attempt it
- to promise formally or pledge (allegiance, support, etc)
to plight aid
- plight one's troth
- to make a promise of marriage
- to give one's solemn promise
noun
- archaic.a solemn promise, esp of engagement; pledge
Derived Forms
- ˈٱ, noun
Other Word Forms
- İ noun
- ܲ·Ļ adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of plight1
Origin of plight2
Word History and Origins
Origin of plight1
Origin of plight2
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Example Sentences
He attributed the vacillating accounts to Phillip’s plight as a witness who “saw his mother murdered before his very eyes” but still loved the killer.
Boeing’s plight is just one aspect of a White House tariff policy that increasingly resembles, as Shakespeare might have put it, “a tale told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing.”
She documents trees moving in South America to find survivable habitats, the plight of the critically endangered Sumatran rhino and a small experimental effort to save the dying Great Barrier Reef.
He used his name, contacts and the ability to speak fluent English to raise the awareness of the plight of Karabakh Armenians.
He handcuffed himself to a federal building to bring attention to the plight of immigrants in detention, the first of about a dozen times he would be arrested for civil disobedience, Jimenez said.
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