German word

Pakt

Pronunciation

IPA/pakt/

Meaning

  • masculine nounagreement

Example

Der Pakt wurde gestern unterschrieben.

The agreement was signed yesterday.

Illustration for Pakt (agreement)

More examples

Die Länder schlossen einen Pakt zur gegenseitigen Verteidigung.

The countries concluded a pact for mutual defense.

Core concept

Representatives seal a formal bond in writing, creating duties that connect their future actions.

Common phrases

  • einen geheimen Pakt vereinbaren

    agree on a secret pact

  • ein Pakt zur gegenseitigen Verteidigung

    a pact for mutual defense

Similar words

Vertrag: A written commitment that legally binds each party to specific rights and duties.
Abkommen: A formal accord made between states or organizations.
Vereinbarung: A mutually agreed commitment reached through discussion.

Definition in German

Pakt ist eine formelle Vereinbarung zwischen Staaten oder Gruppen, die gegenseitige Verpflichtungen regelt.

Word origin

Pakt is a borrowing from French pacte, which derives from Latin pactum, a term for an agreement or pact.

Usage tips

  • Pakt is common in political and diplomatic language, while Abkommen is often more neutral for an agreement between institutions or states.

Other meanings

  • alliancenoun
  • treatynoun
  • covenantnoun

Opposites

  • Feindschaftenmitynoun

Related words

  • Paktschlussconclusion of a pactnoun
  • Paktsystempact systemnoun

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