beacon
To act as a beaconTo act as a beacon.
Meaning
3 senses(intransitive)To act as a beacon.
guide with a beacon
(transitive)To give light to, as a beacon; to light up; to illumine.
shine like a beacon
(transitive)To furnish with a beacon or beacons.
Examples
16 sentencesIt brings a beacon of hope.
ruЭто даёт луч надежды. — odexed
You are a beacon of calm amidst the chaos.
The advent of the euro is the beacon for the new millennium.
We cannot achieve the impossible, but it serves us as a beacon.
ruМы не достигаем невозможного, но оно служит нам маяком. — soweli_Elepanto
We cannot achieve impossible things, but they act as a beacon for us.
ruМы не достигаем невозможного, но оно служит нам маяком. — soweli_Elepanto
Origin
From Middle English beken, from Old English bēacn (“sign, signal”), from Proto-West GermanFrom Middle English beken, from Old English bēacn (“sign, signal”), from Proto-West Germanic *baukn, from Proto-Germanic *baukną, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂u-, *bʰeh₂- (“to shine”).
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Forms
beacons, beaconing, beaconed, beaconedWord family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle