Plight

[Plight]

A plight is a situation that's hard to get out of. Learning about the plight of very poor people trying to rebuild their homes after a devastating earthquake might inspire you to send money to a charity.

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imp. & p. p. of Plight, to pledge.

Noun
a solemn pledge of fidelity

Noun
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"

Verb
promise solemnly and formally; "I pledge that will honor my wife"

Verb
give to in marriage


imp. & p. p. of Plight, to pledge.


imp. & p. p. of Pluck.

v. t.
To weave; to braid; to fold; to plait.

n.
A network; a plait; a fold; rarely a garment.

n.
That which is exposed to risk; that which is plighted or pledged; security; a gage; a pledge.

n.
Condition; state; -- risk, or exposure to danger, often being implied; as, a luckless plight.

n.
To pledge; to give as a pledge for the performance of some act; as, to plight faith, honor, word; -- never applied to property or goods.

n.
To promise; to engage; to betroth.

Plight

Plight , obs. imp. & p. p. of Plight, to pledge. Chaucer.

Plight

Plight, obs. imp. & p. p. of Pluck. Chaucer.

Plight

Plight, v. t. [OE. pliten; probably through Old French, fr. LL. plectare, L. plectere. See Plait, Ply.] To weave; to braid; to fold; to plait.[Obs.] "To sew and plight." Chaucer.
A plighted garment of divers colors.

Plight

Plight , n. A network; a plait; a fold; rarely a garment. [Obs.] "Many a folded plight." Spenser.

Plight

Plight, n. [OE. pliht danger, engagement, AS. pliht danger, fr. ple'a2n to risk; akin to D. plicht duty, G. pflicht, Dan. pligt. &root;28. Cf. Play.] 1. That which is exposed to risk; that which is plighted or pledged; security; a gage; a pledge. "That lord whose hand must take my plight." Shak. 2. [Perh. the same word as plight a pledge, but at least influenced by OF. plite, pliste, ploit, ploi, a condition, state; cf. E. plight to fold, and F. pli a fold, habit, plier to fold, E. ply.] Condition; state; -- risk, or exposure to danger, often being implied; as, a luckless plight. "Your plight is pitied." Shak.
To bring our craft all in another plight

Plight

Plight, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Plighted; p. pr. & vb. n. Plighting.] [AS. plihtan to expose to danger, pliht danger;cf. D. verplichten to oblige, engage, impose a duty, G. verpflichten, Sw. f'94rplikta, Dan. forpligte. See Plight, n.] 1. To pledge; to give as a pledge for the performance of some act; as, to plight faith, honor, word; -- never applied to property or goods. " To do them plighte their troth." Piers Plowman.
He plighted his right hand Unto another love, and to another land.
Here my inviolable faith I plight.
2. To promise; to engage; to betroth.
Before its setting hour, divide The bridegroom from the plighted bride.

imp. & p. p. of Plight, to pledge.

imp. & p. p. of Pluck.

To weave; to braid; to fold; to plait.

A network; a plait; a fold; rarely a garment.

That which is exposed to risk; that which is plighted or pledged; security; a gage; a pledge.

To pledge; to give as a pledge for the performance of some act; as, to plight faith, honor, word; -- never applied to property or goods. " To do them plighte their troth." Piers Plowman.

He plighted his right hand Unto another love, and to another land.
Here my inviolable faith I plight.
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Usage Examples

What could be more lonely than to be enveloped in silence, to be the last of your people to speak your native tongue, to have no way to pass on the wisdom of the elders, to anticipate the promise of the children. This tragic fate is indeed the plight of someone somewhere roughly every two weeks.

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