What does “light” mean?
- 1
nounthe brightness from the sun or a lamp that lets you see
Turn on the light, please.
- 2
adjectivenot heavy
This laptop is very light.
- 3
adjectivepale in color
She wore a light blue dress.
Light at a glance
- Part of speech
- noun & adjective
- CEFR level
- A1 (beginner)
- Pronunciation
- /laɪt/ · LYT
- Forms
- lit, lighted
How to use “light” correctly
As a verb, the past tense is usually “lit”: “She lit a candle.”
Common phrases with “light”
- turn on the light
- traffic light
- light meal
- light rain
Synonyms, opposites and related words
Word family
- lighten
- lightly
- lighting
- lighter
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