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lit

  • verb
  • /ˈlɪt/

To colour; dye.

Other meanings

  1. To run or light (alight).

Example sentences

  • “He lit a match, watching it burn.”

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Word history

From Old Norse "lita" (to colour).

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “lit” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.