Phrase guide

in light of

prep · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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prep

Meaning 1

Given, considering.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Australia, Canada, New-Zealand, US, idiomatic

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: with

Antonyms: none provided

2

prep

Meaning 2

Because of, as a result of.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: idiomatic

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Probably from in the light of.

Across languages

Translations

24 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: عَلَى ضَوْء (ʕalā ḍawʔ) — given, considering
  • Arabic: على ضوء (ʕala ḍooʔ) — given, considering
  • Armenian: լույսի ներքո (luysi nerkʻo) — given, considering
  • Chinese Mandarin: 依照 (yīzhào) — given, considering
  • Chinese Mandarin: 鑒於 /鉴于 (jiànyú) — given, considering
  • Chinese Mandarin: 鑑於 /鉴于 (jiànyú) — given, considering
  • Chinese Mandarin: 比照 (bǐzhào) — given, considering
  • Finnish: valossa — given, considering
  • French: à la lumière de — given, considering
  • French: au vu de — given, considering
  • German: angesichts — given, considering
  • German: in Anbetracht — given, considering
  • German: im Hinblick auf — given, considering
  • Hebrew: לאור (l'ór-) — given, considering
  • Italian: alla luce di — given, considering
  • Polish: w świetle — given, considering
  • Portuguese: à luz de — given, considering
  • Portuguese: em vista de — given, considering
  • Romanian: în lumina — given, considering
  • Russian: в све́те (v svéte) — given, considering
  • Russian: в виду́ того́, что (v vidú tovó, što) — given, considering
  • Turkish: ışığında — given, considering
  • Turkish: ışığı altında — given, considering
  • Welsh: yn sgil — given, considering