Meaning

5 senses
  1. (transitive)To make prominent; emphasize.

    hervorheben, beleuchten

    выделя́тьvydeljátʹ, вы́делитьvýdelitʹ, подчёркиватьpodčórkivatʹ

    move into the foreground to make more visible or prominent

  2. (transitive)To be a highlight of.

    выделя́тьсяvydeljátʹsja, вы́делитьсяvýdelitʹsja

  3. (transitive)To mark (important passages of text), e.g. with a fluorescent marker pen or in a wordprocessor, as a means of memory retention or for later reference.

    markieren

    выделя́тьvydeljátʹ, вы́делитьvýdelitʹ

  4. (transitive)To dye (part of the hair) a different color than the rest.

  5. (Internet, transitive)To seek the attention of (a user) on IRC by mentioning their name in a message, causing that message to appear highlighted on their screen.

Examples

73 sentences
  1. My hair looks better without highlights.

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  2. I watched the game highlights on the Internet.

    deIch habe mir im Internet die Höhepunkte des Spieles angesehen.

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  3. I only watched the highlights.

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  4. Please read from the highlighted text.

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  5. Read the highlighted line out loud.

    ruПрочти вслух выделенную строку.

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Translations

8 languages
Русский
By meaning 2
to make prominent:
to be a highlight of:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
to make prominent:
to mark with a fluorescent marker:

Forms

highlights, highlighting, highlighted, highlighted
Base formhighlight · to highlight
3rd person singularhighlights
Present participlehighlighting
Past simplehighlighted
Past participlehighlighted

regular

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyhighlight
he, she, ithighlights

Past simpleLesson

all personshighlighted

Present perfectLesson

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

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill highlight

Synonyms

4 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

7 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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