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To undergo a spiritual conversion.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: idiomatic, intransitive
Qualifier: religious
Examples
- Once I was lost in darkness, but now I have seen the light.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
To gain an understanding of something previously not understood, especially in a sudden insight.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: idiomatic, intransitive
Examples
- Finally, near the end of the meeting, John saw the light and withdrew his objections.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
To come into the world or to public notice.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: idiomatic, intransitive
Examples
- Never had his book seen the light ...until now.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: see the light of day
Antonyms: none provided
change for the better
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- The lazy student promised to reform
- the habitual cheater finally saw the light
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: reform, straighten out
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: better, improve, ameliorate, meliorate
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
29 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Dutch:
het licht zien
— to undergo a spiritual conversion
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Esperanto:
vidi la lumon
— to undergo a spiritual conversion
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Finnish:
valaistua
— to undergo a spiritual conversion
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German:
das Licht erblicken
— to undergo a spiritual conversion
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Italian:
vedere la luce
— to undergo a spiritual conversion
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Polish:
ujrzeć światłość
— to undergo a spiritual conversion
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Dutch:
het licht zien
— to gain an insight
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Esperanto:
vidi la lumon
— to gain an insight
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Finnish:
oivaltaa
— to gain an insight
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Finnish:
tajuta
— to gain an insight
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Finnish:
tulla järkiinsä
— to gain an insight
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German:
jemandem geht ein Licht auf
— to gain an insight
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Polish:
zrozumieć
— to gain an insight
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Polish:
zdać sobie sprawę
— to gain an insight
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Portuguese:
ter uma realização
— to gain an insight
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Portuguese:
ter uma inspiração
— to gain an insight
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Portuguese:
entender
— to gain an insight
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Portuguese:
compreender
— to gain an insight
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Azerbaijani:
işıq üzü görmək
— to come into the world or to public notice
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Dutch:
het licht zien
— to come into the world or to public notice
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Finnish:
nähdä päivänvaloa
— to come into the world or to public notice
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Finnish:
tulla päivänvaloon
— to come into the world or to public notice
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French:
voir le jour
— to come into the world or to public notice
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German:
das Licht der Welt erblicken
— to come into the world or to public notice
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Polish:
wypływać
— to come into the world or to public notice
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Polish:
wypłynąć
— to come into the world or to public notice
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Portuguese:
sair à luz
— to come into the world or to public notice
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Portuguese:
vir à luz
— to come into the world or to public notice
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Portuguese:
vir ao mundo
— to come into the world or to public notice
