lit

/lit/

Thân thiện

The student studies for her lit exam in the library.

Definition

1. Adjective:

   • Set on fire or burning: Describes something that is ignited or actively burning.
   • Provided with artificial light; illuminated: Describes an area or object that is brightened by electric or other artificial light sources.

2. Noun:

   • Informal abbreviation for literature: Used as a casual or academic shorthand to refer to the study or body of literary works.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:

  • She held a lit match carefully. (Describing a burning object.)
  • The streets were well lit at night. (Describing an illuminated area.)
  • He entered the lit corridor. (Describing a place with artificial light.)

• Noun:

  • I have to read three novels for my American lit class. (Referring to a literature course.)
  • He's really into 19th-century lit. (Referring to a body of literature.)

Advanced Usage

• "Lit up": Often used to describe something that has become brightly illuminated or, informally, a person's face expressing sudden emotion.

  • The sky lit up with fireworks.
  • Her face lit up when she saw the surprise.

• Slang usage: In informal contexts, "lit" can mean excellent, exciting, or intoxicated. (Note: This is a distinct, modern slang meaning.)

  • That concert was lit! (Meaning it was fantastic.)
  • He got lit at the party. (Meaning he became drunk or high.)

Variants and Related Words

• Light (verb): The base verb from which "lit" is often derived as a past tense and past participle (e.g., ).
• Lighted (adjective): An alternative past participle used as an adjective, often interchangeable with "lit" (e.g., ).
• Literature (noun): The full, formal word for which "lit" is an abbreviation.
• Illuminated (adjective): A more formal synonym for being lit up with light.

Synonyms

• Adjective (burning): Kindled, ignited, aflame.
• Adjective (illuminated): Brightened, illuminated, alight.
• Noun: Literature, letters, writings.

Related Phrasal Verbs

• Light up: To illuminate something or to ignite something like a cigarette.
  • Please light up the room; it's too dark.
  • He stopped to light up a cigarette.

Related Idioms

• The fat is in the fire / The fuse is lit: A situation has been created that will inevitably lead to trouble or dramatic action.
  • Now that the secret is out, the fuse is lit.
• Litmus test: A decisive test to establish quality or truth. (Note: This idiom uses "lit" as part of the compound word "litmus," not the target word itself, but is a common phrase.)

Học thuật

Adjective

1. set afire or burning
   • the lighted candles
   • a lighted cigarette
   • a lit firecracker
2. provided with artificial light
   • illuminated advertising
   • looked up at the lighted windows
   • a brightly lit room
   • a well-lighted stairwell

Noun

1. the humanistic study of a body of literature
   • he took a course in Russian lit

Từ đồng nghĩa

• lighted
• illuminated
• well-lighted
• literature