lit

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Verb 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Derived terms 1.4 Adjective 1.4.1 Translations 1.4.2 Derived terms 2 Faroese 2.1 Pronunciation 2.2 Etymology 2.3 Noun 2.3.1 Declension 2.3.2 Synonyms 2.3.3 Derived terms 3 French 3.1 Pronunciation 3.2 Etymology 3.3 Noun 3.4 Verb 4 Polish 4.1 Pronunciation 4.2 Noun 4.2.1 Declension 5 Swedish 5.1 Noun 5.1.1 Synonyms 5.1.2 See also 6 Volapük 6.1 Etymology 6.2 Noun

[edit] English

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /'lɪt/
•  Audio (US)^{help, file}
• Rhymes: -ɪt

[edit] Verb

lit

1. Simple past tense and past participle of light.
2. (US, dialectal) To run, or light
   • 1988 April 8, Grant Pick, “Johnny Washington's Life”^[1], Chicago Reader:

     With that the kid lits off down the street, and, what do you know!

[edit] Noun

lit (uncountable)

1. Abbreviated form of literature.

[edit] Derived terms

• chick lit
• lit crit

[edit] Adjective

lit (comparative more lit, superlative most lit)

1. Lighted.
   • He walked down the lit corridor.
2. (slang) Intoxicated or under the influence of drugs; stoned.

[edit] Translations

[edit] Derived terms

• half lit

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[edit] Faroese

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: [lɪːt]

[edit] Etymology

From the verb líta (‘to view’)

[edit] Noun

lit n. sg.

1. short wink, view, look

[edit] Declension

n3s	Singular
	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	lit	litið
Accusative	lit	litið
Dative	liti	litinum
Genitive	lits	litsins

[edit] Synonyms

• eygnabrá (wink)

[edit] Derived terms

• andlit (face)
• álit (trust)
• eftirlit (control)
• fyrilit (caution)
• innlit (insight)
• útlit (outlook)
• yvirlit (overview, summary)

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[edit] French

[edit] Pronunciation

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• SAMPA: /'/
• IPA: /'li/

[edit] Etymology

From Latin lectus.

[edit] Noun

lit m. (plural lits)

1. bed

   Où est-il? Il dort dans son lit. - Where is he? He's sleeping in his bed.

[edit] Verb

lit

1. Third person singular present tense of lire (reads)

   Jean lit très souvent. - John reads very often.

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[edit] Polish

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[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /lit/
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[edit] Noun

lit m.

1. lithium

[edit] Declension

	Singular only
Nominative	lit
Genitive	litu
Dative	litowi
Accusative	lit
Instrumental	litem
Locative	licie
Vocative	licie

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[edit] Swedish

[edit] Noun

lit

1. trust

[edit] Synonyms

• tillit

[edit] See also

• lita

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[edit] Volapük

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	lit	lits
Accusative	liti	litis
Genitive	lita	litas
Dative	lite	lites

[edit] Etymology

German Licht and English light

[edit] Noun

lit

1. light
2. illumination