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pact
- /pækt/
Sounds like packed · Rhymes with -ækt
Where it comes from
From Middle English pact, from Middle French pacte, from Old French, and its etymon Latin pactum (“something agreed upon”), from pacīscī (“to agree”).
noun pacts
- An agreement; a compact; a covenant. write up a pact
- 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.
- An alliance or coalition.
Similar: accord, agreement, bond, compact, concord, convention, covenant, pact, paction, stipulation
verb pacts · pacting · pacted
- 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.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: treaty, accord, covenant, compact, agreement, bargain, contract, charter, convention, bond, collusion, alliance, deal, connivance, accordance, condition
noun
Similar: accord, agreement, bond, compact, concord, convention, covenant, pact, paction, stipulation
Translations
Every language
noun an agreement; a league; a compact; a covenant
| Español | pacto |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 협정 hyeopjeong, 조약 joyak, 계약 gyeyak |
| 日本語 | 協定 kyōtei, 条約 jōyaku |
| 中文 | 協議 /协议 xiéyì, 協定 /协定 xiédìng, 條約 /条约 tiáoyuē, 契約 /契约 qìyuē |
| हिन्दी | सन्धि sandhi |
| Kiswahili | agano |
| Português | pacto |
| Français | pacte |
| Deutsch | Pakt, Vertrag |
| Italiano | patto |
| Ελληνικά | συμφωνία symfonía, σύμφωνο sýmfono |
| Română | pact |
| Русский | пакт pakt, догово́р dogovór, соглаше́ние soglašénije |
| Tiếng Việt | điều ước, hiệp ước |
| العربية | مُعَاهَدَة muʕāhada, مِيثَاق mīṯāq, حِلْف ḥilf, مُقَاوَلَة muqāwala |
noun an agreement between two or more nations
| 中文 | 公約 /公约 gōngyuē, 條約 /条约 tiáoyuē |
|---|---|
| Русский | пакт pakt, догово́р dogovór, соглаше́ние soglašénije |
verb agree formally
| Español | pactar, paccionar |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 達成協議 /达成协议 dáchéng xiéyì |
Talk about this word "pact." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/pact. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. pact. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/pact "pact." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/pact.Cite this
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title = {pact},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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