light up

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [lahyt uhp]
- /laɪt ʌp/
- /laɪt ʌp/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [lahyt uhp]
- /laɪt ʌp/

Definitions of light up words

noun light up something that makes things visible or affords illumination: All colors depend on light. 1
noun light up 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 light up the sensation produced by stimulation of the organs of sight. 1
noun light up an illuminating agent or source, as the sun, a lamp, or a beacon. 1
noun light up the radiance or illumination from a particular source: the light of a candle. 1
noun light up the illumination from the sun; daylight: We awoke at the first light. 1

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Origin of light up

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 Light up

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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light up 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".

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Synonyms for light up

verb light up

branch out — If a person or an organization branches out, they do something that is different from their normal activities or work.
brighten — If someone brightens or their face brightens, they suddenly look happier.
floodlight — an artificial light so directed or diffused as to give a comparatively uniform illumination over a rather large given area.
give out — to present voluntarily and without expecting compensation; bestow: to give a birthday present to someone.
glinted — a tiny, quick flash of light.

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