pact

nounverbcommon in dialogue

//pækt//

An agreement; a compact; a covenant.

noun

1
An agreement; a compact; a covenant.
write up a pact
New sisters at the sorority have to agree to the pact set out by the former members.
2
An agreement between two or more nations.
In response, all seven nations of the Baltic community signed the Helsinki Convention of 1974, the world's first pact to protect an entire sea against pollution from all sources.
3
An alliance or coalition.

Etymology

From Middle English pact, from Middle French pacte, from Old French, and its etymon Latin pactum (“something agreed upon”), from pacīscī (“to agree”). Probably a doublet of patio.

verb

1
To form a pact; to agree formally.
When national elites pacted in Mexico, they pacted to the advantage of the elites as against the masses and also to the advantage of the center as against the provinces.

Forms

plural: pacts
past tense: pacted
past participle: pacted
present participle: pacting
third person singular: pacts

packing · The action of the verb. The action of putting things…paco · An earthy-looking ore, consisting of brown oxide of iron with…Paco · A male given name from Spanish.

pact · An agreement; a compact; a covenant.

pad · A flattened mass of anything soft, to sit or lie on.paddle · A two-handed implement consisting of a shaft with one or two…Paddle · A surname.

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