set light
Followed by to: Synonym of set fireFollowed by to: Synonym of set fire (“to cause to be on fire, to set alight”).
» That's a set of traffic lights.
Das ist eine Ampel.
Meaning
1 sensesFollowed by to: Synonym of set fire (“to cause to be on fire, to set alight”).
Examples
5 sentencesThat's a set of traffic lights.
deDas ist eine Ampel.
Please stop after the next set of lights.
A dim set of lights turned on.
The sun sets, and the light grows dim.
deDie Sonne geht unter, und es wird düster.
Ellie walked the rainswept streets home, watching each set of traffic lights along her route change from red, to amber, to green.
deElli ging auf den verregneten Straßen nach Hause und sah bei jeder Ampel, an der sie unterwegs vorbeikam, dem Wechsel des Lichtes von Rot auf Gelb auf Grün zu.
Forms
sets light, setting light, set light, set light| Base form | set light · to set light |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | sets light |
| Present participle | setting light |
| Past simple | set light |
| Past participle | set light |
irregular · Lesson
Lessons 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