VERBS
- be
- become, get, grow
- It was starting to get light. As soon as it grew light, we got up and dressed
ADV
- completely, quite
- We'll set out as soon as it's completely light
- almost
- It was almost light outside
- fairly
- enough
- It was not light enough to see things clearly
- still
- beautifully
- The whole house was beautifully light and airy
ADV
- exceptionally, extraordinarily, extremely, very
- fairly, quite, reasonably, relatively
- enough
- The tent is light enough for backpacking and touring
- surprisingly
ADV
- very
- comparatively, fairly, quite, relatively
- The traffic is usually fairly light in the afternoons
ADJ
- clear, good
- bright, harsh, intense, strong
- blinding
- full
- In full light, you could see Alison was well over forty
- bad, dim, faint, feeble, murky, poor, uncertain, weak
- subdued
- failing
- We could hardly see the ball in the failing light
- gentle, pale, soft, watery
- mellow, warm
- cold, cool
- in the cold light of morning
- early
- artificial
- natural
- infrared, ultraviolet
- film that is sensitive to ultraviolet light
- visible
QUANT
- beam, ray
- burst, flash, gleam, glimmer
- There was a flash of light followed by an explosion
- patch, pool
VERB + LIGHT
- have
- Have you got enough light for reading?
- generate, produce
- cast, emit, give (out), provide, shed
- light emitted by a star
- be bathed in
- be sensitive to
LIGHT + VERB
- gleam, glow, shine
- come, fall, pour
- Light from a tall lamp fell in a pool on the desk
- reflect
- The light reflecting off the snow was dazzling
- grow stronger, increase
- fade, fail
- blind sb, dazzle sb
- We were momentarily blinded by the light of the sun
- catch sth
- You could see the imperfections in the repair when the light caught it
PREP
- against the ~
- She held up the letter against the light
- by the ~ of
- They managed to see where the door was by the light of the moon
- into the ~
- Bring it into the light and we'll have a look at it
- in the ~
- The place looked calm in the golden evening light
- ~ from
- the light from the kitchen window
PHRASES
- (at) the speed of light
- Nothing can travel faster than the speed of light
- a point of light, a source of light
- The lamp was the only source of light in the room
ADJ
- bright
- the bright lights of the city
- flashing, twinkling
- electric, fluorescent, gas, neon, strip
- bedside, ceiling, outside, overhead, wall
- street
- hazard, security, warning
- The car was stopped at the side of the road with its hazard lights flashing. A warning light goes on when the battery is running low
- landing
- The pilot could just make out the runway landing lights
VERB + LIGHT
- put on, switch on, turn on
- have on
- Some cars already had their lights on
- leave on
- extinguish, put off/out, switch off, turn off/out
- turn up
- dim, turn down
- shine
- Someone shone a light in my face
- flash
- He flashed his lights to warn the oncoming cars
LIGHT + VERB
- be off/on
- come on
- The warning light came on
- go out
- fuse
- gleam, glimmer, glow, shine
- flash
- The blue light was flashing
- flicker
- The light flickered a couple of times then went out
- blind sb, dazzle sb
VERB + LIGHT
- attempt to, try to
- pause to, stop to
- She paused to light another cigarette
ADV
- well
- a brightly lit room
- badly, dimly, poorly
- a dimly lit street
- brightly, brilliantly
- softly
- briefly, momentarily (figurative)
- A gleam of humour momentarily lit his face
- suddenly
- artificially, electrically
- up
- There was an explosion and the whole sky lit up
PREP
- with (figurative)
- Her face lit up with pleasure