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# lit

verb form (past of light: light, lights, lit, lighting); adjective (lit, lit up); slang adjective (lit — exciting, informal)

«lit» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Lit is the past form of «light», as in to make something start burning (lit a candle) or to give light to a place (the room was lit by lamps). [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lit/#m1)
2. Lit (adjective) means having light or burning. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lit/#m2)
3. Lit up means shining brightly, or a face showing happiness. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lit/#m3)
4. In slang, «lit» means exciting or great (not for school writing). [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lit/#m4)

### In the lessons

In everyday life and safety, «lit candles», «lit matches» and a «lit fire» must never be left alone, and children should not light them without an adult. A «well-lit street» is safer at night. In science, things are lit when light falls on them; dark places are not lit. In stories, «her face lit up» means she suddenly looked happy. On birthdays we light candles and then blow them out.

### Examples

- Dad lit the candles on the birthday cake. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lit/#x1)
- Never leave a lit candle alone. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lit/#x2)
- The room was lit by a single lamp. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lit/#x3)
- Walk home on well-lit streets. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lit/#x4)
- Her face lit up when she saw the puppy. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lit/#x5)
- We lit a campfire with the help of an adult. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lit/#x6)
- The Christmas tree was lit up with coloured lights. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lit/#x7)
- John drank, then lit his pipe and went out. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lit/#x8)

### Note

Past forms of «light»: «lit» is most common (lit, lit); «lighted» is also correct, especially before a noun (a lighted candle). «Lit» in slang means very good or exciting; informal only. «Lit» is also short for «literature» in «English Lit».

## In Jewish tradition

In everyday life and safety, «lit candles», «lit matches» and a «lit fire» must never be left alone, and children should not light them without an adult. A «well-lit street» is safer at night. In science, things are lit when light falls on them; dark places are not lit. In stories, «her face lit up» means she suddenly looked happy. On birthdays we light candles and then blow them out.

### Examples

- Giles, A History of Chinese Lit- erature, New York, 1901, p. (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914)) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/L/lit/#x1)

### Note

Past forms of «light»: «lit» is most common (lit, lit); «lighted» is also correct, especially before a noun (a lighted candle). «Lit» in slang means very good or exciting; informal only. «Lit» is also short for «literature» in «English Lit».

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «lit» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lit/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«lit» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/lit.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «lit» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/L/lit/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«lit» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/lit.html) on Mova free.