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plighted

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2 meanings of plighted

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  1. 1
    verb
    Simple past and past participle of plight. Use it when someone made a serious promise, often at a wedding.

    The young couple plighted their love in front of all their friends.

    He had plighted his word, so he could not back out now.

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  2. 2
    adjectiveobsolete
    Having folds, like cloth that is folded into neat rows.
    Clothes ſhall not bee tacked oꝛ plighted tyll the Auneger hath ſearched them.
    1588, A Collection in English, of the Statutes now in forceHere, plighted means folded or pleated, like cloth made into folds.
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plighted is a form of plight

plight, verb: To make a promise of love and loyalty to the person you are marrying, during the wedding. Full entry

Forms
plightplights he/she/itplighting -ing formplighted past tense, past participle
Spelling
plight → plighted: add -ed
Sound
The ending sounds like /ɪd/, an extra syllable.

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Origin

From plight (“fold”) + -ed.