Definisjon av plight

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Noun

plight - a solemn pledge of fidelity
troth
assurance, pledge freedom from doubt; belief in yourself and your abilities; "his assurance in his superiority did not make him popular"; "after that failure he lost his confidence"; "she spoke with authority"
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
difficulty the quality of being difficult; "they agreed about the difficulty of the climb"
care activity involved in maintaining something in good working order; "he wrote the manual on car care"
box, corner a blow with the hand (usually on the ear); "I gave him a good box on the ear"
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Substantiv

plight - Responsibility for ensuing consequences; risk; danger; peril.
plight - An instance of danger or peril; a dangerous moment or situation.
plight - Blame; culpability; fault; wrong-doing; sin; crime.
plight - One's office; duty; charge.
plight - That which is exposed to risk; that which is plighted or pledged; security; a gage; a pledge.
plight - A dire or unfortunate situation.
plight - A network; a plait; a fold; rarely a garment.

Verb

plight - To expose to risk; to pledge.
plight - Specifically, to pledge one's troth etc. as part of a marriage ceremony.
plight - To promise oneself to someone, or to do something.
plight - To weave; to braid; to fold; to plait.

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  • plight
    A bad or unfortunate situation.

Verb

  • Infinitiv: (to) plight
  • Presens: plight / plights
  • Preteritum: plighted
  • Perfektum: (have) plighted

Substantiv

  • Entall: plight
  • Flertall: plights

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