come to light

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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [kuhm too lahyt]
- /kʌm tu laɪt/
- /kʌm tuː laɪt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [kuhm too lahyt]
- /kʌm tu laɪt/

Definitions of come to light words

noun come to light to be revealed 3
noun come to light something that makes things visible or affords illumination: All colors depend on light. 1
noun come to light Physics. Also called luminous energy, radiant energy. electromagnetic radiation to which the organs of sight react, ranging in wavelength from about 400 to 700 nm and propagated at a speed of 186,282 mi./sec (299,972 km/sec), considered variously as a wave, corpuscular, or quantum phenomenon. a similar form of radiant energy that does not affect the retina, as ultraviolet or infrared rays. 1
noun come to light the sensation produced by stimulation of the organs of sight. 1
noun come to light an illuminating agent or source, as the sun, a lamp, or a beacon. 1
noun come to light the radiance or illumination from a particular source: the light of a candle. 1

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Origin of come to light

First appearance:

before 900

One of the 4% oldest English words

before 900; (noun and adj.) Middle English; Old English lēoht; cognate with Old Saxon lioht, Old Frisian liacht, Dutch, German licht, Gothic liuhath (noun); akin to Old Norse ljōs (noun), ljōss (adj.), Latin lūx (noun), Greek leukós bright, white; (v.) Middle English lighten, Old English līhtan, cognate with Old Saxon liuhtian, Old High German liuhten (German leuchten), Gothic liuhtjan

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Parts of speech for Come to light

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A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for come to light

verb come to light

materialize — to come into perceptible existence; appear; become actual or real; be realized or carried out: Our plans never materialized.
develop — When something develops, it grows or changes over a period of time and usually becomes more advanced, complete, or severe.
show — to cause or allow to be seen; exhibit; display.
come out — When a new product such as a book or CD comes out, it becomes available to the public.
surface — the outer face, outside, or exterior boundary of a thing; outermost or uppermost layer or area.

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verb come to light

disappear — to cease to be seen; vanish from sight.
conceal — If you conceal something, you cover it or hide it carefully.
hide — Informal. to administer a beating to; thrash.
leave — to go out of or away from, as a place: to leave the house.
abandon — If you abandon a place, thing, or person, you leave the place, thing, or person permanently or for a long time, especially when you should not do so.

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