lit

1
[ lit ]
/ lɪt /

verb

a simple past tense and past participle of light1.

adjective

Slang. under the influence of liquor or narcotics; intoxicated (usually followed by up).

Origin of lit

1
1910–15 for def 2

Definition for lit (2 of 8)

lit 2
[ lit ]
/ lɪt /

noun

Definition for lit (3 of 8)

lit 3
[ lit ]
/ lɪt /

verb

a simple past tense and past participle of light3.

Definition for lit (4 of 8)

lit 4
[ lit ]
/ lɪt /

noun Informal.

literature: a college course in English lit.

Origin of lit

4
by shortening

Definition for lit (5 of 8)

Origin of light

1
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

OTHER WORDS FROM light

light·ful, adjective light·ful·ly, adverb

Definition for lit (6 of 8)

light 3
[ lahyt ]
/ laɪt /

verb (used without object), light·ed or lit, light·ing.

to get down or descend, as from a horse or a vehicle.
to come to rest, as on a spot or thing; fall or settle upon; land: The bird lighted on the branch. My eye lighted on some friends in the crowd.
to come by chance; happen; hit (usually followed by on or upon): to light on a clue; to light on an ideal picnic spot.
to fall, as a stroke, weapon, vengeance, or choice, on a place or person: The choice lighted upon our candidate.

Verb Phrases

light into, Informal. to make a vigorous physical or verbal attack on: He would light into anyone with the slightest provocation.
light out, Slang. to leave quickly; depart hurriedly: He lit out of here as fast as his legs would carry him.

Origin of light

3
before 900; Middle English lihten, Old English līhtan to make light, relieve of a weight; see light2

Definition for lit (7 of 8)

Definition for lit (8 of 8)

Lit.

(in Italy) lira; lire.

Example sentences from the Web for lit

British Dictionary definitions for lit (1 of 5)

lit
/ (lɪt) /

verb

a past tense and past participle of light 1
an alternative past tense and past participle of light 2

British Dictionary definitions for lit (2 of 5)

Light
/ (laɪt) /

noun

God regarded as a source of illuminating grace and strength
Quakerism short for Inner Light

British Dictionary definitions for lit (3 of 5)

lit.

abbreviation for

literal(ly)
literary
literature

British Dictionary definitions for lit (4 of 5)

light 1
/ (laɪt) /

noun

adjective

verb lights, lighting, lighted or lit (lɪt)

See also lights 1, light up

Derived forms of light

lightish, adjective lightless, adjective

Word Origin for light

Old English lēoht; related to Old High German lioht, Gothic liuhath, Latin lux

British Dictionary definitions for lit (5 of 5)

light 2
/ (laɪt) /

adjective

adverb

a less common word for lightly
with little equipment, baggage, etc to travel light

verb lights, lighting, lighted or lit (lɪt) (intr)

Derived forms of light

lightish, adjective lightly, adverb lightness, noun

Word Origin for light

Old English lēoht; related to Dutch licht, Gothic leihts

Medical definitions for lit

light
[ līt ]

n.

Electromagnetic radiation that has a wavelength in the range from about 4,000 (violet) to about 7,700 (red) angstroms and may be perceived by the normal unaided human eye.
Electromagnetic radiation of any wavelength.

Scientific definitions for lit

light
[ līt ]

Electromagnetic radiation that can be perceived by the human eye. It is made up of electromagnetic waves with wavelengths between 4 X 10-7 and 7 X 10-7 meters. Light, and all other electromagnetic radiation, travels at a speed of about 299,728 km (185,831 mi) per second in a vacuum. See also photon.
Electromagnetic energy of a wavelength just outside the range the human eye can detect, such as infrared light and ultraviolet light. See Note at electromagnetic radiation.

Cultural definitions for lit

light

The type of electromagnetic wave that is visible to the human eye. Visible light runs along a spectrum from the short wavelengths of violet to the longer wavelengths of red. (See photon.)

Idioms and Phrases with lit

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