- LIGHT: BE LIGHTED UP
- [V]CONLUCEO (-ERE)COLLUCEO (-ERE)
English-Latin dictionary. 2014.
LIGHT: BE LIGHTED UP
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light — light1 [līt] n. [ME liht < OE lēoht, akin to Ger licht < IE base * leuk , to shine, bright > Gr leukos, white, L lux & lumen, light, lucere, to shine, luna, moon, Welsh llug, gleam] 1. a) the form of electromagnetic radiation that acts… … English World dictionary
lighted — adj. 1. set afire or burning. Syn: ignited, enkindled, kindled, lit. [WordNet 1.5 +PJC] 2. Illuminated by artificial light; as, lighted by a high powered searchligh. Syn: illuminated, lit, well lighted. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
lighted, lit — The past tense of light is lighted or lit. Thus, it is correct to say Bill lighted a cigar and Bill lit a cigar. Take your choice; one is as standard as the other. True, you are more likely to refer to a lighted cigarette than a lit cigarette,… … Dictionary of problem words and expressions
Lighted — Light Light, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Lighted} (l[imac]t [e^]d) or {Lit} (l[i^]t); p. pr. & vb. n. {Lighting}.] [AS. l[=y]htan, l[=i]htan, to shine. [root]122. See {Light}, n.] 1. To set fire to; to cause to burn; to set burning; to ignite; to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Light — Light, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Lighted} (l[imac]t [e^]d) or {Lit} (l[i^]t); p. pr. & vb. n. {Lighting}.] [AS. l[=y]htan, l[=i]htan, to shine. [root]122. See {Light}, n.] 1. To set fire to; to cause to burn; to set burning; to ignite; to kindle; as,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Lighted — Light Light, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Lighted} (l[imac]t [e^]d) or {Lit} (l[i^]t); p. pr. & vb. n. {Lighting}.] [AS. l[=i]htan to alight orig., to relieve (a horse) of the rider s burden, to make less heavy, fr. l[=i]ht light. See {Light} not heavy,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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 — Light, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Lighted} (l[imac]t [e^]d) or {Lit} (l[i^]t); p. pr. & vb. n. {Lighting}.] [AS. l[=i]htan to alight orig., to relieve (a horse) of the rider s burden, to make less heavy, fr. l[=i]ht light. See {Light} not heavy, and cf … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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# — light vb 1 Light, kindle, ignite, fire basically mean to set something burning or on fire. Light (see also ILLUMINATE), when it takes as its subject the agent or agency, usually implies such an end of the action as illumination {she lighted the… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
lighted — light|ed [ˈlaıtıd] adj 1.) a lighted window, room etc is bright because there is a light on inside 2.) a lighted ↑candle, match etc is burning at one end … Dictionary of contemporary English
