highlight

CEFRB1

/ˈhaɪlaɪt/

verb · noun

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    verb

    To give special attention to something important.

  2. 02

    noun

    The most exciting or important part of something.

Examples

  • George was the highlight of the evening.

  • The bioluminescent bay was the highlight of our trip.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
5
Synonyms
1

Deep Dive

verb

Extra meanings

  1. A strand or spot of hair dyed a different color than the rest.

  2. An especially significant or interesting detail or event or period of time.

noun

Extra meaning

  1. An area or a spot in a drawing, painting, or photograph that is strongly illuminated.

More examples

In context

  • Meeting my future wife was the highlight of my trip to Spain.

  • We'll be broadcasting the news highlights every half an hour.

  • You could have asked: is there a reason this easy patch was not applied, either on IRC or private mail by me. You did write a comment on IRC and I did see it. Problem is that you did not highlight me _and_ you did not wait for an answer.

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Origin

verb

From high + light.