light

I

adj.

1) to make light of ('to attach little importance to')

2) light of foot

II

n.

illumination

source of brightness

1) to put on, switch on, turn on a light

2) to shine a light on smt.

3) to cast, shed light on smt.

4) to extinguish, turn off, turn out a light

5) to dim the lights, turn the lights down; to turn the lights up

6) a bright, strong; dull, faint; harsh; soft light; moonlight; sunlight

7) an electric; klieg; landing; neon; overhead; pilot; strobe; traffic light

8) (on a car) a backup (AE), reversing (BE); dome; instrument; parking light; taillight

9) a light flickers; goes on; goes out; the lights are off, out; the lights are on

10) light travels (very fast)

11) (BE) the lights have fused ('a fuse has blown')

12) by the light of (to read by the light of a candle)

traffic light

13) to go through a light

14) against a light (to cross against the light)

15) at a light (to stop at a light)

flame used to light a cigarette

16) to give smb. a light

misc.

17) in light of ('in view of'); in the harsh lightof reality; a guiding light ('one who sets an example'); to see the light ('to comprehend the truth'); to bring smt. to light ('to make smt. known'); to come to light ('to become known'); she wanted to see her name in lights ('she wanted to succeed on the stage and become famous'); the northern lights; the southern lights

III

v. (D; intr.) to light on, upon ('to come across') (to light on a rare dictionary)

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[laɪt]

dome

dull

faint

goes on

goes out

harsh

in the harsh lightof reality

instrument

klieg

landing

moonlight

neon

out

overhead

parking light

pilot

shed light on smt.

soft light

strobe

strong

sunlight

switch on

taillight

the northern lights

the southern lights

the lights are off

the lights are on

to turn the lights up

traffic light

turn off

turn on a light

turn out a light

turn the lights down

a guiding light ('one who sets an example')

she wanted to see her name in lights ('she wanted to succeed on the stage and become famous')

to come to light ('to become known')

to see the light ('to comprehend the truth')

to bring smt. to light ('to make smt. known')

reversing (BE)

upon (to light on a rare dictionary; 'to come across')

(D; intr.) to light on

['flame used to light a cigarette'] to give smb. a light

['illumination'] ['source of brightness'] to put on

['traffic light'] to go through a light

a bright

a light flickers

an electric

to cast

to dim the lights

to extinguish

to shine a light on smt.

lightof foot

(BE) the lights have fused ('a fuse has blown')

['misc. '] in light of ('in view of)

to make light of ('to attach little importance to')

(on a car) a backup (AE)

against a light (to cross against the light)

by the light of (to read by the light of a candle)

at a light (to stop at a light)

light travels (very fast)