limelight
To illuminate with limelightTo illuminate with limelight
» She likes being in the limelight.
Sie setzt sich gern in Szene. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
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1 sensesTo illuminate with limelight
Examples
10 sentencesShe likes being in the limelight.
deSie setzt sich gern in Szene. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
She likes to be in the limelight.
deSie setzt sich gern in Szene. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
I'm not accustomed to being in the limelight.
ruЯ не привык быть в центре внимания. — odexed
deIch bin es nicht gewohnt, im Rampenlicht zu stehen. — raggione
I was gonna do a cartwheel, but I didn't want to steal the limelight.
The performer, revelling in the limelight, did not notice the audience's shift in attention.
Origin
From lime + light.From lime + light.
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Forms
limelights, limelighting, limelighted, limelighted| Base form | limelight · to limelight |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | limelights |
| Present participle | limelighting |
| Past simple | limelighted / limelit |
| Past participle | limelighted / limelit |
regular
Word family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary 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.