light down
light down · lights down · lighted down · lighting down
To dismount; to get offTo dismount; to get off.
» Tom asked Mary to turn the lights down.
Том попросил Мэри выключить свет.
Meaning
2 senses(archaic)To dismount; to get off.
(archaic)To cause to fall or descend; to lower.
Examples
12 sentencesTom asked Mary to turn the lights down.
ruТом попросил Мэри выключить свет. — marafon
I put my lighter down somewhere and now I can't find it.
ruЯ куда-то положил свою зажигалку, и теперь не могу ее найти. — afyodor
We saw several police cars with sirens blaring and lights flashing racing down the road.
There were lights on down there.
The light came down to ground level.
Forms
lights down, lighting down, lighted down, lighted down| Base form | light down · to light down |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | lights down |
| Present participle | lighting down |
| Past simple | lighted down |
| Past participle | lighted down |
irregular
Phrasal verbs
7 phrasal verbs- light upдогоджати, годитиTo illuminate, to bring light to something, to brighten.
- light outпропустити, пропускатиTo go away or depart, especially in haste or without notice.
- light intoкритикуватиTo set upon or attack.
- light offTo light the fire on a gas boiler to turn it on.
- light onSynonym of light upon.
- light downTo dismount; to get off.
- light alongTo lift or carry anything along the deck; to help in hauling along.
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb