plight

English - Turkish

Definition of plight in English Turkish dictionary: {f} söz vermek; {i} bağlılık sözü; {f} vââdde bulunmak; {i} söz; kötü durum; ciddi durum; {f} güvence vermek; {i} vâât; {i} durum
Belgesel, yoksulların durumuyla ilgili bilinci arttırmayı amaçlıyor. - The documentary is meant to raise consciousness about the plight of the poor.; plight söz ver; {i} hal; söz kesmek; (Askeri) zor durum
plight of faith: bağlılık sözü
plight one's troth: evlenme vadetmek
plight one's troth: evlenme sözü vermek
plight one's troth: evleneceğine yemin etmek
plight ones troth: evlenme sözü vermek
plight of the homeless: evsizliğin acı yüzü
plight one's troth: evlenme vaadinde bulunmak
plight one's troth: evlilik sözü vermek
plighted: yeminli
humanitarian plight: insanlık dramı

English - English

Definition of plight in English English dictionary: To promise (oneself) to someone, or to do something
I ask what I have done to deserve it, one daughter hobnobbing with radicals and the other planning to plight herself to a criminal.; Condition; state; — risk, or exposure to danger, often being implied; as, a luckless plight; To expose to risk; to pledge; Specifically, to pledge (one's troth etc.) as part of a marriage ceremony; Danger, risk; A network; a plait; a fold; rarely a garment; A dire or unfortunate situation
Though we say we are quite clear about it and understand when someone uses the expression, unlike that other expression, maybe we're in the same plight with regard to them both.; That which is exposed to risk; that which is plighted or pledged; security; a gage; a pledge; To weave; to braid; to fold; to plait; {v} to pledge, engage, weave, braid; {n} a condition, case, pledge, fold, plait; a solemn pledge of fidelity; To pledge; of Pluck; of Plight, to pledge; {f} engage, pledge to marry; promise, make an obligation; 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"; If you refer to someone's plight, you mean that they are in a difficult or distressing situation that is full of problems. the worsening plight of Third World countries plagued by debts. A situation, especially a bad or unfortunate one. See Synonyms at predicament. a very bad situation that someone is in plight of (plit, from plictus; PLAIT). plight your troth to promise someone that you will marry them; give to in marriage; promise solemnly and formally; "I pledge that will honor my wife"; {i} misfortune, trouble; complication, entanglement; Condition; state; - risk, or exposure to danger, often being implied; as, a luckless plight; Condition; state; risk, or exposure to danger, often being implied; as, a luckless plight; To promise; to engage; to betroth; 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
plight one's troth: pledge marriage, agree to marry
disrespect of a plight: lack of respect showed for a difficult situation
plighted: {s} engaged to be married
plighted: past of plight
plighting: present participle of plight
plights: third-person singular of plight
plights: plural of plight

plight

Turkish pronunciation

playt

Synonyms

bad news, circumstances, condition, corner, double trouble, extremity, fix, hole, impasse, jam, perplexity, pickle, pinch, predicament, quandary

Antonyms

blessing, boon, good fortune

Pronunciation

/ˈplīt/ /ˈplaɪt/

Etymology

() Middle English plight "risk, danger" from Old English pliht, representing a suffixed form of the root found in pleoh (“risk, danger, hurt, peril"; also "responsibility”), plēon (“to endanger, risk”). Akin to Old English plihtan (“to endanger, compromise”). Cognate with Dutch plicht, Low German plicht (“duty”), German Pflicht (“duty”). More at pledge.