pact

«pact» in Mova's school dictionary: a serious agreement or promise between people, groups or… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 3 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (a pact, pacts)

meaning for a pupil

1) A pact is a serious agreement or promise between people, groups or countries to do something or to help each other. tree →

2) A pact can be a secret promise between friends («We made a pact to never tell»). tree →

sense in the lessons

In history lessons, pacts between countries (such as alliances and peace pacts) explain how wars started or ended; for example, NATO countries promise to defend each other. In stories, friends make a pact, sometimes with a handshake or pinkie promise. In old tales, a «pact with the devil» is a dangerous bargain.

examples

• We made a pact to stay friends forever. tree →
• The two countries signed a pact of peace. tree →
• The friends made a pact to keep the secret. tree →
• They broke their pact and told the teacher. tree →
• NATO countries have a pact to defend each other. tree →
• In the story, the wizard made a pact with a dragon. tree →
• Let's make a pact: no phones at dinner. tree →

note

Countable: pacts. Phrases: «make a pact», «sign a pact», «break a pact». Similar: agreement, deal, treaty (a formal written pact between countries).

In the corpora

• Ollie and Jayden made a pact — no loot boxes this term — and saved enough to buy a whole new game together.
• A pact with a friend helps, because saying no is easier with someone beside you.
• Ben and his big brother had blamed each other for years; one day they made a pact: «No more blaming.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «pact» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.