plight (redirected from plighting)

plight ¹  (plt)

n.

A situation, especially a bad or unfortunate one. See Synonyms at predicament.

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[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 plicre, to fold; see plek- in Indo-European roots.]

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plight ²  (plt)

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) troth

1. To become engaged to marry.

2. To give one's solemn oath.

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[Middle English plighten, from Old English plihtan, to endanger, put at risk, from pliht, danger, risk; see dlegh- in Indo-European roots.]

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plighter n.

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plight¹

n

a condition of extreme hardship, danger, etc.

[C14 plit, from Old French pleit fold, plait; probably influenced by Old English pliht peril, plight²]

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plight²

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

plight one's troth

a.  to make a promise of marriage

b.  to give one's solemn promise

n

Archaic or dialect a solemn promise, esp of engagement; pledge

[Old English pliht peril; related to Old High German, German Pflicht duty]

plighter  n

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, quandary care - 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           troth assurance, 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, engage vow - 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" pledge promise, assure - make a promise or commitment vow - 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

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plight

noun difficulty, condition, state, situation, trouble, circumstances, dilemma, straits, predicament, extremity, perplexity the plight of Third World countries plagued by debts

Translations

plight¹ [plaɪt] N → situación f grave
the country's economic plight → la grave situación económica del país
the plight of the shellfish industry → la crisis de la industria marisquera
to be in a sad or sorry plight → estar en un estado lamentable

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plight² (o.f.) [plaɪt] VT [+ word] → dar, empeñar
to plight one's troth → prometerse, dar su palabra de casamiento (to a)

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plight [ˈplaɪt] n → situation f critique
the worsening plight of ... → la situation de plus en plus critique de ...

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plight¹

vt (liter) to plight one’s word → sein (Ehren)wort geben; to plight one’s troth (to somebody) (old, hum) → (jdm) die Ehe versprechen

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plight²

n → Not f, → Elend nt; (of currency, economy etc) → Verfall m; to be in a sorry plight → in einem traurigen Zustand sein; the country’s economic plight → die wirtschaftliche Misere des Landes

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plight [plaɪt] n → situazione f (critica)
the country's economic plight → le gravi condizioni economiche del paese

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plight

n plight [plait]

a (bad) situation or state She was in a terrible plight, as she had lost all her money. benarde situasie وَرْطَه، مأزِق беда (kritická) situace forfatning die Notlage δυσχερής θέση drama, situación grave täbar olukord مخمصه ahdinko situation critique מְצוּקָה गंभीर स्थिति obećanje,obaveza (nehéz) helyzet kesulitan kringumstæður, ástand situazione 苦境 처지, 상태 (sunki) padėtis (bēdīgs) stāvoklis, situācija keadaan pahit getir benarde toestand knipe, forfatning tarapaty apuro situaţie proastă (трудное) положение (kritická) situácia neprijeten položaj neprilika tillstånd, belägenhet สถานการณ์เลวร้าย durum 境況，困境 становище скрутне خراب صورت حال hoàn cảnh khó khăn 境况，困境