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- [spot-lahyt]
- /ˈspɒtˌlaɪt/
- /ˈspɒt.laɪt/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [spot-lahyt]
- /ˈspɒtˌlaɪt/
Definitions of spotlight word
- noun spotlight a strong, focused light thrown upon a particular spot, as on a small area of a stage or in a television studio, for making some object, person, or group especially conspicuous. 1
- noun spotlight a lamp for producing such a light. 1
- noun spotlight a brilliant light with a focused beam, mounted on the side of an automobile and used for illuminating objects not within range of the headlights. 1
- noun spotlight the area of immediate or conspicuous public attention: Asia is in the spotlight now. 1
- verb with object spotlight to direct the beam of a spotlight upon; light with a spotlight. 1
- verb with object spotlight to make conspicuous; call attention to: Newspapers spotlighted the story for a week. 1
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Origin of spotlight
First appearance:
before 1910 One of the 15% newest English words
First recorded in 1910-15; spot + light1
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Spotlight
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
spotlight popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 75% 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".
spotlight usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for spotlight
verb spotlight
- accentuate — To accentuate something means to emphasize it or make it more noticeable.
- allegorize — to transform (a story, narrative, fable, etc) into or compose in the form of allegory
- bring home — introduce to parents
- build up — If you build up something or if it builds up, it gradually becomes bigger, for example because more is added to it.
- catch on — If you catch on to something, you understand it, or realize that it is happening.
noun spotlight
- attention — If you give someone or something your attention, you look at it, listen to it, or think about it carefully.
- big noise — Someone who is a big noise has an important position in a group or organization.
- billings — Josh (dʒɑʃ ) ; jäsh) (pseud. of Henry Wheeler Shaw) 1818-85; U.S. humorist
- broadway — a thoroughfare in New York City, famous for its theatres: the centre of the commercial theatre in the US
- build-up — the physical structure, especially of a person; physique; figure: He had a strong build.
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