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- US Pronunciation
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- [see stressed th ee lahyt]
- /si stressed ði laɪt/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [see stressed th ee lahyt]
- /si stressed ði laɪt/
Definitions of see the light words
- noun see the light something that makes things visible or affords illumination: All colors depend on light. 1
- noun see the 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 see the light the sensation produced by stimulation of the organs of sight. 1
- noun see the light an illuminating agent or source, as the sun, a lamp, or a beacon. 1
- noun see the light the radiance or illumination from a particular source: the light of a candle. 1
- noun see the light the illumination from the sun; daylight: We awoke at the first light. 1
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Origin of see the 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 See the light
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
see the light popularity
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".
see the light usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for see the light
verb see the light
- be-held — simple past tense and past participle of behold.
- catch on — If you catch on to something, you understand it, or realize that it is happening.
- convert — If you convert a vehicle or piece of equipment, you change it so that it can use a different fuel.
- differencing — the state or relation of being different; dissimilarity: There is a great difference between the two.
- discern — to perceive by the sight or some other sense or by the intellect; see, recognize, or apprehend: They discerned a sail on the horizon.
noun see the light
- conversion — Conversion is the act or process of changing something into a different state or form.
- metanoia — a profound, usually spiritual, transformation; conversion.
- flipflop — Alternative form of flip-flop.
Antonyms for see the light
verb see the light
- idle — not working or active; unemployed; doing nothing: idle workers.
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