/laɪt/
Translation
Light is the brightness from the sun, a fire, or a lamp that lets us see things.
Word origin
Light comes from an old Germanic word for brightness and shining.
- Origin
- Old English
- Root
- leoht
Examples
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Brightness from the sun shone into the room.
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The room is dark and hard to see in.
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She made the lamp bright to help her see.
Light is the brightness that lets our eyes see the world. It comes from the sun by day and from lamps and fires when it is dark.
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