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Hasil cari dari kata atau frase: plight (0.02574 detik)
Found 4 items, similar to plight.
English → Indonesian (quick) Definition: plight keadaan
Indonesian → English (quick) Definition: plight menggadaikan
English → English (WordNet) Definition: plight plight n 1: 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” [syn: predicament, quandary] 2: a solemn pledge of fidelity [syn: troth] v 1: give to in marriage [syn: betroth, engage, affiance] 2: promise solemnly and formally; “I pledge that will honor my wife” [syn: pledge]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Plight Plight \Plight\, n. A network; a plait; a fold; rarely a garment. [Obs.] “Many a folded plight.” --Spenser. [1913 Webster] Plight \Plight\, n. [OE. pliht danger, engagement, AS. pliht danger, fr. ple['o]n 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. [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster] To bring our craft all in another plight --Chaucer. [1913 Webster] 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["o]rplikta, 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. [1913 Webster] He plighted his right hand Unto another love, and to another land. --Spenser. [1913 Webster] Here my inviolable faith I plight. --Dryden. [1913 Webster] 2. To promise; to engage; to betroth. [1913 Webster] Before its setting hour, divide The bridegroom from the plighted bride. --Sir W. Scott. [1913 Webster] Plight \Plight\, obs. imp. & p. p. of Plight, to pledge. --Chaucer. [1913 Webster] Plight \Plight\, obs. imp. & p. p. of Pluck. --Chaucer. [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster] A plighted garment of divers colors. --Milton. [1913 Webster]

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