Meaning

3 senses

  1. (transitive)To observe the growth of an embryo inside (an egg), using a bright light source.

  2. (transitive)To dry (greenware) prior to the firing cycle, setting the kiln at 200° Celsius until all water is removed from the greenware.

  3. (transitive)To check (an item, such as an envelope) by holding it between a light source and the eye.

    examine eggs for freshness by holding them against a light

Examples

449 sentences

  1. He lit a candle in the dark.

    У темряві він запалив свічку. — aandrusiak

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  2. I want you to light the candle.

    Я хочу, щоб ти запалив свічку. — miketheknight

    ruЯ хочу, чтобы ты зажёг свечу. — odexed

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  3. Tom took the candle from Mary and blew it out.

    Том взяв у Мері свічку й задув її. — deniko

    ruТом взял у Мэри свечу и задул её. — odexed

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  4. The candle went out by itself.

    Свічка сама згасла. — brambury

    ruСвеча сама погасла. — nanbanjin

    deDie Kerze ging von selber aus. — MUIRIEL

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  5. Please light a candle.

    Запали свічку, будь ласка. — deniko

    ruЗажги свечу, пожалуйста. — marafon

    deBitte mache eine Kerze an. — Zaghawa

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Origin

From Middle English candel, from Old English candel (“candle”), borrowed from Latin candēl

From Middle English candel, from Old English candel (“candle”), borrowed from Latin candēla (“candle”), from Latin candeō (“be white, bright, shining”, verb); see candid. Doublet of candela and chandelle.

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Forms

candles, candling, candled, candled
Base formcandle · to candle
3rd person singularcandles
Present participlecandling
Past simplecandled
Past participlecandled

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theycandle
he, she, itcandles

Past simpleLesson

all personscandled

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave candled
he, she, ithas candled

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill candle

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

Collocations

9 patterns
  • lit the candle
  • out the candles
  • light a candle
  • candles on the
  • the candles on
  • all the candles
  • buy candles
  • the candle with
  • some candles

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
candidacycandidateB2candidlyC1candlelightcandlelitcandlestick

Dictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.

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