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WordBand 4.5–5.5Core (NGSL)
light
/lʌɪt/
noun1 of 2
not heavy; weighing only a little
- “There's no light without shade, and no shade without light.”Tatoeba
- “The light is on, but no one is at home.”Tatoeba
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verb2 of 2
To start (a fire).
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Source: New General Service List (Browne, Culligan & Phillips) (CC BY-SA 4.0); Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0); Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR)