Gerund Word Explorer
Multiple meanings

Light

Light (brightness)

What lets us see, from the sun or a lamp.

Open the curtains and let the light in.

Light (pale)

Pale in colour; not dark.

Meera painted her room light blue.

Light (set burning)

To make something start to burn or shine.

Grandmother lights the lamps on the evening of Diwali.

Remember: All three are about brightness: the light itself, a colour with more light in it, and making a lamp give light.

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