light
A1Frequent NGSL-1UK /laɪt/US /laɪt/
Meaning
adjective
pale in colour
“He's got light blue eyes.”
noun
the energy from the sun, a lamp, etc. that makes it possible to see things
“bright/dim light”
verb
to make something start to burn
“She lit a candle.”
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“So I'd start off light, and I'd bump it up in the middle months, and then at the end, I would kick it up into high gear just like a little staircase.”
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“We call it the Toyota Way, and it gives a company a north star, a guiding light.”
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“the light class of launch Vehicles”
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