Idioms for light
Origin of light
1OTHER WORDS FROM light
light·ful, adjective light·ful·ly, adverbWords nearby light
British Dictionary definitions for see the light (1 of 3)
noun
British Dictionary definitions for see the light (2 of 3)
noun
adjective
verb lights, lighting, lighted or lit (lɪt)
Derived forms of light
lightish, adjective lightless, adjectiveWord Origin for light
British Dictionary definitions for see the light (3 of 3)
adjective
adverb
verb lights, lighting, lighted or lit (lɪt) (intr)
Derived forms of light
lightish, adjective lightly, adverb lightness, nounWord Origin for light
Medical definitions for see the light
n.
Scientific definitions for see the light
Cultural definitions for see the 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 see the light (1 of 2)
Also, begin to see the light. Understand or begin to understand something; also, see the merit of another's explanation or decision. For example, Dean had been trying to explain that tax deduction for fifteen minutes when I finally saw the light, or Pat was furious she and her friends were not allowed to go hiking on their own in the mountains, but she began to see the light when a group got lost up there. This term, dating from the late 1600s, originally referred to religious conversion, the light meaning “true religion.” By the early 1800s it was used more broadly for any kind of understanding. Also see light at the end of a tunnel; see the light of day.