light3Pronunciation: /lʌɪt/Translate light | into French | into German | into Italian | into Spanish Definition of light verb (past and past participle lit /lɪt/ or lighted) [no object] 1 (light on/upon) come upon or discover by chance:he lit on a possible solution 2 archaic descend:from the horse he lit down (light on) fall and settle or land on (a surface): a feather just lighted on the groundPhrasal Verbs light into North American informal criticize severely; attack:he lit into him for his indiscretion light out North American informal depart hurriedly: he lit out for California to ‘find’ himselfOrigin: Old English līhtan (in 3sense 2; also 'lessen the weight of'), from light2; compare with alight1light in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of light in the US English dictionary
