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Lit

Noun CEFR B2 Frequent
ˈlɪt

Definitions

  1. Abbreviation of literature
  2. Little.
  3. Colour; blee; dye; stain.
  4. Clipping of literature.
  5. Abbreviation of literature.
  6. A village in Östersund municipality, Jämtland County, Sweden.
  7. A past tense and a past participle of light1. See Usage Note at light1.
  8. A village in Östersund municipality, Jämtland County, Sweden
  9. Informal. Drunk or drugged. Often used with up.
  10. A past tense and a past participle of light1.
  11. Literature, especially as an academic subject: enjoyed my course in French lit.
  12. a pt. and pp. of light 3.
  13. literature: a course in English lit.
  14. (in Italy) lira.
  15. to find by chance. While wandering round the town, we lit on a very cheap restaurant. afkom يَجِدُ بالصُّدْفَه натъквам се dar com náhodou padnout na stoßen falde over συναντώ τυχαίαdar con sattuma چشم کسی به چیزی افتادن löytää sattumalta tomber par hasard sur qqch. לְהִתָקֵל slučajno pronaći rábukkan menemukan lenda á, koma niður á imbattersi in* 偶然見つける 우연히 발견하다 užtikti, užeiti nejauši uzdurties terjumpa aanbelanden bij komme over natknąć się na په نا څاپى ډول يو شى ته پام كيدل случайно набр...
  16. a past tense and past participle of light1
  17. an alternative past tense and past participle of light2

Equivalents

16 more languages
العربيةأضاءموقد
Bosanskibeton
Češtinaosvětlený
Esperantolumigita
Hrvatskibeton
Italianoacceso
Kurdîbetonboç
Nederlandsgaaflitstonedverlichtvet
Polskifajny
Portuguêsacesoiluminado
Românăbetonblană
Русскийосвещённый
Српскиbeton
Tiếng Việtbọcchay

Examples

“Do we have any lit homework tonight?”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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