plight
Specifically, to pledge as part of a marriage ceremonySpecifically, to pledge (one's troth etc.) as part of a marriage ceremony.
» He was not sympathetic to my plight.
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4 senses(transitive)Specifically, to pledge (one's troth etc.) as part of a marriage ceremony.
(reflexive)To promise (oneself) to someone, or to do something.
promise solemnly and formally
(archaic, transitive)To nominate an object of value as a security against a promise; to pledge something, as one's faith, trust, allegiance, or something symbolic of this.
(obsolete)To weave; to braid; to fold; to plait.
Examples
6 sentencesHe was not sympathetic to my plight.
She was not sympathetic to my plight.
The documentary is meant to raise consciousness about the plight of the poor.
ruЭтот документальный фильм призван поднять тему тяжёлого положения бедных. — astynk
deDie Dokumentation ist dazu gedacht, die Notlage der Armen stärker ins Bewusstsein zu rücken. — samueldora
The king was unsympathetic to the plight of the peasants, so he was unpopular.
They understood my plight.
deSie verstanden meine Not. — Yorwba
Origin
From Middle English plight (“risk, danger”), from Old English pliht (“peril, risk, danger,From Middle English plight (“risk, danger”), from Old English pliht (“peril, risk, danger, damage, plight”), from Proto-West Germanic *plihti (“care, responsibility, duty”). A suffixed form of the root represented by Old English pleoh (“risk, danger, hurt, peril"; also "responsibility”) and plēon (“to endanger, risk”). Akin to Old English plihtan (“to endanger, compromise”). Cognate with Scots plicht (“responsibility, plight”), Dutch plicht, Low German Plicht (“duty”), German Pflicht (“duty”), Danish pligt (“duty”), Yiddish פֿליכט (flikht). More at pledge.
From Middle English plyghten, plyȝten, pleyȝten, pleiten, pliten, from the noun (see below).
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Forms
plights, plighting, plighted, plightedSynonyms
4 synonymsWord family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle