Meaning

1 senses

  1. (idiomatic)To become known; to be revealed.

    ans Licht kommen, sich herausstellen

    проявля́тьсяprojavljátʹsja, прояви́тьсяprojavítʹsja

    be revealed or disclosed

Examples

31 sentences

  1. The truth will come to light.

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  2. He came closer to the light.

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  3. Tom and my secret came to light.

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  4. The secret came to light at last.

    deDas Geheimnis wurde letztendlich gelüftet. — MUIRIEL

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  5. The new fact has come to light.

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Translations

5 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
become known:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
become known:

Forms

comes to light, coming to light, came to light, come to light
Base formcome to light · to come to light
3rd person singularcomes to light
Present participlecoming to light
Past simplecame to light
Past participlecome to light

irregular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theycome to light
he, she, itcomes to light

Past simpleLesson

all personscame to light

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave come to light
he, she, ithas come to light

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill come to light

Synonyms

4 synonyms
outA1crop outtranspire
Close in meaning

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
comeA1comebackcomedianB1comediccomedown
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