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- [pakt]
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- [pakt]
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Definitions of pact word
- noun pact an agreement, covenant, or compact: We made a pact not to argue any more. 1
- noun pact an agreement or treaty between two or more nations: a pact between Germany and Italy. 1
- noun pact agreement 1
- countable noun pact A pact is a formal agreement between two or more people, organizations, or governments to do a particular thing or to help each other. 0
- noun pact an agreement or compact between two or more parties, nations, etc, for mutual advantage 0
- noun pact an agreement between persons, groups, or nations; compact; covenant 0
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Origin of pact
First appearance:
before 1400 One of the 24% oldest English words
1400-50; late Middle English pact(e) < Middle French < Latin pactum, noun use of neuter of past participle of pacīscī to make a bargain, contract
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Parts of speech for Pact
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
pact popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 90% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
pact usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for pact
noun pact
- acquaintanceship — a person known to one, but usually not a close friend.
- affiance — to bind (a person or oneself) in a promise of marriage; betroth
- agreement — An agreement is a formal decision about future action which is made by two or more countries, groups, or people.
- alliance — An alliance is a group of countries or political parties that are formally united and working together because they have similar aims.
- amicability — characterized by or showing goodwill; friendly; peaceable: an amicable settlement.
verb pact
- come around — If someone comes around or comes round to your house, they call there to see you.
- comes around — to approach or move toward a particular person or place: Come here. Don't come any closer!
- go along with — permit, consent to
- initialed — of, relating to, or occurring at the beginning; first: the initial step in a process.
- initialing — of, relating to, or occurring at the beginning; first: the initial step in a process.
Antonyms for pact
noun pact
- impact — the striking of one thing against another; forceful contact; collision: The impact of the colliding cars broke the windshield.
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