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   Plight

   /plīt/

   

   verb

   • 1. pledge or promise solemnly (one's faith or loyalty): archaic "men to plighted vows were faithful"
   • ▪ be engaged to be married to. archaic

   Word Origin Old Englishplihtan ‘endanger’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch plicht and German Pflicht ‘duty’. The current sense is recorded only from Middle English, but is probably original, in view of the related Germanic words.

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   What does plight mean?

   • (Definition of plight from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) 困境，窘境… 困境，窘境… situación difícil, drama, situación grave… situação deplorável, apuro… Need a translator? Get a quick, free translation! PLIGHT meaning: an unpleasant or difficult situation: . Learn more.

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   What does plighten mean in English?

   • Middle English plihten, plyȝten, plighten "to put under risk of forfeiture, promise, pledge" ( plighten trouthe "to make a promise, make vows of betrothal"), going back to Old English plihtan "to endanger, compromise," verbal derivative of pliht "danger, risk" — more at plight entry 2

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   What is plight [count]?

   • Britannica Dictionary definition of PLIGHT [count] :a very bad or difficult situation— usually singular The recent cut in funding will only contribute to the hospital's financial plight. the plightof the unemployed/homeless

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   Is plight a Middle English word?

   • The Anglo-Norman Dictionary uses pli as the headword, but the citations given show no examples. Middle English forms such as pliȝt, plyght show assimilation to plight entry 2, of which the Middle English senses "danger, harm, etc.," are not far distant; the Middle English Dictionary enters both words under a single entry plight.

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   Plight definition: a condition, state, or situation, especially an unfavorable or unfortunate one. See examples of PLIGHT used in a sentence.

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   the desperate plight of flood victims; the plight of the 1.5 million refugees; A neighbour heard of her plight and offered to help. He has expressed deep concern about the plight of the flood victims. There are better ways to highlight the plight of homeless people.

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   PLIGHT meaning: an unpleasant or difficult situation: . Learn more.

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   plight definition: an unpleasant or difficult situation: . Learn more.

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    The earliest known use of the noun plight is in the Old English period (pre-1150). plight is a word inherited from Germanic. See etymology.