shed light on en · VERB
Meanings
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(also, figuratively, transitive) To illuminate; to make clear.
Take it slow, take it easy on me / And shed some light, shed some light on me please
2007, Feist, Chilly Gonzales, “My Moon My Man”, in The Reminder, performed by Feist:There was another noticeable circumstance that shed light on human nature and Grim's knowledge of it.
Oxygen levels on Earth skyrocketed 2.4 billion years ago, when cyanobacteria evolved photosynthesis:[…]. The evolutionary precursor of photosynthesis is still under debate, and a new study sheds light. The critical component of the photosynthetic system is the “water-oxidizing complex”, made up of manganese atoms and a calcium atom.
2013 September-October, Katie L. Burke, “In the News”, in American Scientist, archived from the original on 03 Sep 2013:The new instruments will shed some light on the history of these rocks.
The skeleton is an adult male who was buried with his hands bound together under his pelvis. It is suggested this unusual position means he could have been murdered or executed. […] We hope our osteologists will be able to shed more light on this potentially gruesome death.
2020 July 29, “Neolithic skeleton among finds unearthed at HS2 site”, in Rail, page 17:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
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| shed light | alternative | lexicographic | |
| shed light upon | alternative | lexicographic | |
| shedding light on | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| sheds light on | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| shed light on | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| shed light on | Tense=Past | lexicographic |
Synonyms
enlighten (illuminate) · straighten out (make understood) · throw light on (make clear) · elucidate (make understood) · clear (make clear) · sort out (make understood) · clear up (make clear) · elucidate (make clear) · bring home (make understood) · illuminate
Translations (22)
ka ნათელს მოფენს (to illuminate) · el ρίχνω φως (to illuminate) · pt lançar luz sobre (to illuminate) · pl rzucić światło (to illuminate) · pl rzucać światło (to illuminate) · de auf etwas ein Licht werfen (to illuminate) · ru проли́ть свет (to illuminate) · ro lămuri (to illuminate) · pl oświecić (to illuminate) · es esclarecer (to illuminate) · es echar luz (to illuminate) · pl objaśnić (to illuminate) · sk objasniť (to illuminate) · sk osvietiť (to illuminate) · fr faire la lumière sur (to illuminate) · it fare luce su (to illuminate) · fi valaista (to illuminate) · cmn 闡明 /阐明 (to illuminate) · de etwas beleuchten (näher) (to illuminate) · es arrojar luz (to illuminate) · he שפך אור על (to illuminate) · fi valottaa (to illuminate)