plight
noun
a condition, state, or situation, especially an unfavorable or unfortunate one.
have plighted
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present perfectof plight.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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"And I, by the favour of fortune, am the nephew of an earl; and, moreover, Dorothy and I have plighted our troth together."
From Heiress of Haddon by William E. Doubleday
But why?" interrupted Beauclerc.—"Ought there to be any circumstances which cannot be told to the man to whom you have plighted your faith?
From Tales and Novels — Volume 10 by Maria Edgeworth
I hope I misunderstand this pledge,—or that we shall show no more regard to it than we have done to all the faith that we have plighted to vigor and resolution in our former Declaration.
From The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 05 (of 12) by Edmund Burke
Raymond and I have plighted our troth this very day.
From In the Days of Chivalry by Evelyn Everett-Green
Now that the young lovers have plighted their troth my presence is no longer necessary.
From The Law-Breakers and Other Stories by Robert Grant
