light off
To light the fire on a gas boiler to turn it onTo light the fire on a gas boiler to turn it on.
» May I turn the lights off?
Можно я свет выключу?
Можна я вимкну світло?
Можна мені вимкнути світло?
Можна вимкнути світло?
Meaning
2 senses(transitive)To light the fire on a gas boiler to turn it on.
(intransitive)To ignite properly and begin functioning.
Examples
181 sentencesMay I turn the lights off?
Можна я вимкну світло? — deniko
ruМожно я свет выключу? — marafon
Did you turn the lights off?
Ти вимкнув світло? — deniko
ruТы свет выключил? — marafon
Don't forget to turn the light off.
Не забудь вимкнути світло! — older
ruНе забудь выключить свет. — odexed
deDenke daran, das Licht auszumachen. — raggione
Why did you turn the lights off?
Навіщо ти вимкнув світло? — deniko
ruЗачем ты выключила свет? — Wezel
deWarum hast du die Lichter ausgeschaltet? — Waldelfe
Why did you switch the light off?
Навіщо ти вимкнув світло? — deniko
ruЗачем ты выключила свет? — Wezel
deWarum hast du das Licht ausgeschaltet? — Waldelfe
Forms
lights off, lighting off, lit off, lit off| Base form | light off · to light off |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | lights off |
| Present participle | lighting off |
| Past simple | lit off |
| Past participle | lit off |
irregular · Lesson
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, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb