light, v.
(lighted, lighting, lights, lit)
freq. cnt. 27
(lighted, lighting, lights, lit)
freq. cnt. 27
make lighter or brighter
<verb.change> freq. cnt.: 28 freq. cnt.: 12 freq. cnt.: 9 freq. cnt.: 6 freq. cnt.: 1
illume illuminate illumine light light up
sample sentences
"This lamp lightens the room a bit"verb frames
Somebody ----s somethingSomething ----s something
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Somebody ----s somethingSomething ----s something
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Somebody ----s somethingSomething ----s something
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Somebody ----s somethingSomething ----s something
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lexical pointers
derivationally related form
begin to smoke
<verb.consumption> freq. cnt.: 10 freq. cnt.: 10
fire up light light up
sample sentences
"After the meal, some of the diners lit up"verb frames
Somebody ----sSomebody ----s something
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Somebody ----sverb frames
Somebody ----s
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
to come to rest, settle
<verb.motion> freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 1
alight light perch
sample sentences
"Misfortune lighted upon him"verb frames
Something ----sSomebody ----s
Somebody ----s PP
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Something ----sSomebody ----s
Somebody ----s PP
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Something ----sSomebody ----s
Somebody ----s PP
semantic pointers
hypernym
cause to start burning; subject to fire or great heat
<verb.weather> freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2
ignite light
sample sentences
"Great heat can ignite almost any dry matter""Light a cigarette"
verb frames
Somebody ----s somethingSomething ----s something
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Somebody ----s somethingSomething ----s something
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
antonym
semantic pointers
hyponym
cause
hypernym
alight from (a horse)
<verb.motion> freq. cnt.: 7 freq. cnt.: 6 freq. cnt.: 1
dismount get down get off light unhorse
verb frames
Somebody ----sverb frames
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lexical pointers
derivationally related form
semantic pointers
domain of synset (topic)
hypernym
fall to somebody by assignment or lot
<verb.possession>
fall light
sample sentences
"The task fell to me""It fell to me to notify the parents of the victims"
verb frames
Something ----s somebodySomebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE
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Something ----s somebodySomebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE
start or maintain a fire in
<verb.change>
fire ignite light