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light (verb)

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  • Light verb — In linguistics, a light verb is a verb participating in complex predication that has little semantic content of its own, but provides through inflection some details on the event semantics, such aspect, mood, or tense. The semantics of the… …   Wikipedia

  • light up — verb 1. start to burn with a bright flame (Freq. 1) The coal in the BBQ grill finally lit up • Hypernyms: ↑erupt, ↑ignite, ↑catch fire, ↑take fire, ↑combust, ↑conflagrate …   Useful english dictionary

  • light — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 brightness ADJECTIVE ▪ clear, good ▪ bright, brilliant, harsh, intense, strong ▪ blinding …   Collocations dictionary

  • light — Ⅰ. light [1] ► NOUN 1) the natural agent that stimulates sight and makes things visible; electromagnetic radiation from about 390 to 740 nm in wavelength. 2) a source of illumination. 3) a device producing a flame or spark. 4) (lights) traffic… …   English terms dictionary

  • light upon — verb find unexpectedly the archeologists chanced upon an old tomb she struck a goldmine The hikers finally struck the main path to the lake • Syn: ↑fall upon, ↑strike, ↑come upon, ↑chance upon, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • light´en|er — light|en1 «LY tuhn», intransitive verb. 1. to grow light; become brighter: »The sky lightens before the dawn. 2. Figurative. to brighten: »Her face lightened. 3. to become lighter in color. 4. to flash with lightning: »It thundered and lightened… …   Useful english dictionary

  • light|en — light|en1 «LY tuhn», intransitive verb. 1. to grow light; become brighter: »The sky lightens before the dawn. 2. Figurative. to brighten: »Her face lightened. 3. to become lighter in color. 4. to flash with lightning: »It thundered and lightened… …   Useful english dictionary

  • light on — ˈlight on ˈlight upon [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they light on he/she/it lights on present participle lighting on past tense lit on …   Useful english dictionary

  • light|er — light|er1 «LY tuhr», noun. 1. a thing used to set something else on fire, such as the various devices for lighting cigarettes. 2. a person who lights or kindles. ╂[< light1, verb + er1] light|er2 «LY tuhr», noun, verb. –n. a flat bottomed… …   Useful english dictionary

  • light — 1. The phrase in the light of, meaning ‘having regard to, considering’, is more often heard in the form in light of in AmE: In light of what you ve told us, we have decided to leave earlier. 2. In BrE the past tense and past participle of the… …   Modern English usage

  • light-a|dapt — «LYT uh DAPT», transitive verb. to adjust to increasing light or brightness: »As the human becomes light adapted,…colour discrimination becomes possible (New Scientist) …   Useful english dictionary

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