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light
verb
-
light
,
lighting
,
lights
,
lit
,
lighted
To
make
something
start
to
burn
or
to
switch
on
a
source
of
brightness
.
•
Please
light
the
candles
before
the
guests
arrive
.
Please
light
the
candles
before
the
guests
arrive
.
•
She
lit
a
campfire
to
keep
everyone
warm
.
She
lit
a
campfire
to
keep
everyone
warm
.
Old
English
“
līhtan
”
meaning
‘
to
illuminate
’,
influenced
by
Old
Norse
“
lysa
”.
verb
-
light
,
lighting
,
lights
,
lit
,
lighted
to
make
something
start
burning
or
shining
•
She
lit
the
candles
on
the
cake
before
singing
.
She
lit
the
candles
on
the
cake
before
singing
.
•
Please
light
the
campfire
while
I
set
up
the
tent
.
Please
light
the
campfire
while
I
set
up
the
tent
.
highlight
verb
to
make
something
stand
out
or
attract
attention
,
often
by
marking
it
with
bright
color
or
by
clearly
pointing
it
out
•
She
used
a
yellow
pen
to
highlight
the
important
dates
in
the
calendar
.
She
used
a
yellow
pen
to
highlight
the
important
dates
in
the
calendar
.
•
The
tour
guide
highlighted
the
castle's
history
during
the
walk
.
The
tour
guide
highlighted
the
castle's
history
during
the
walk
.
From
the
noun
highlight
(“
brightest
part
”)
+
-light
,
first
used
in
painting
to
name
the
bright
spots
;
later
verb
sense
developed
in
the
20th
century
.
slight
adjective
-
slight
,
slighter
,
slightest
Very
small
in
amount
,
degree
,
or
importance
.
•
There
was
only
a
slight
delay
before
the
train
arrived
.
There
was
only
a
slight
delay
before
the
train
arrived
.
•
I
felt
a
slight
headache
after
the
long
flight
.
I
felt
a
slight
headache
after
the
long
flight
.
From
Old
Norse
*sleitr*
,
meaning
"
smooth
,
insignificant
,"
later
developing
into
the
senses
of
smallness
and
unimportance
in
Middle
English
.
adjective
-
slight
,
slighter
,
slightest
Thin
and
delicately
built
rather
than
strong
or
heavy
.
•
The
slight
boy
struggled
to
lift
the
heavy
suitcase
.
The
slight
boy
struggled
to
lift
the
heavy
suitcase
.
•
A
tall
slight
woman
in
a
long
coat
entered
the
café
.
A
tall
slight
woman
in
a
long
coat
entered
the
café
.
verb
-
slight
,
slighter
,
slightest
To
insult
,
ignore
,
or
treat
someone
as
unimportant
.
•
She
felt
the
teacher
had
slighted
her
by
skipping
her
question
.
She
felt
the
teacher
had
slighted
her
by
skipping
her
question
.
•
He
didn't
mean
to
slight
you
when
he
forgot
your
name
.
He
didn't
mean
to
slight
you
when
he
forgot
your
name
.
noun
-
slight
,
slighter
,
slightest
A
remark
or
action
that
insults
or
shows
a
lack
of
respect
.
•
Forgetting
my
birthday
felt
like
a
personal
slight
.
Forgetting
my
birthday
felt
like
a
personal
slight
.
•
He
apologized
for
the
slight
and
offered
to
make
amends
.
He
apologized
for
the
slight
and
offered
to
make
amends
.
