Explore Lit through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like lighted or ignited. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Lit in a sentence
Related words
Lit meaning
- simple past and past participle of light (“illuminate; start a fire; etc”)
- simple past and past participle of light (“alight: land, come down on”)
Synonyms of Lit
Using Lit
- The main meaning on this page is: simple past and past participle of light (“illuminate; start a fire; etc”) | simple past and past participle of light (“alight: land, come down on”)
- Useful related words include: lighted, ignited, on fire, flaming.
- In the example corpus, lit often appears in combinations such as: lit up, be lit, lit the.
Context around Lit
- Average sentence length in these examples: 29.7 words
- Position in the sentence: 4 start, 16 middle, 0 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Lit
- In this selection, "lit" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 29.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, poorly, remain, tipperary, support, thurles and clonmel stand out and add context to how "lit" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a front lit screen although and a torch lit parade from. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "lit" sits close to words such as barry, appealing and compound, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with lit
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Stay in well-lit areas and only visit well-lit houses. (11 words)
Since candles may not be lit on Shabbat itself, the candles must be lit before sunset. (16 words)
Raises for Lit-Support Directors & Managers: Many lit-support directors and managers have reported significant salary increases—up to 40-50% this month. (23 words)
Then at 10.30pm, the festival of lights will take place where there will be a parade of lit-up trucks that will be led by a torch-lit parade from the Irvinestown Community Mummers, in what will be a truly tremendous occasion. (43 words)
A beautifully furnished room can still fall flat if it’s poorly lit. You could describe a room being poorly lit if there is too little light or if overhead pendants or spotlights are being used throughout the whole home. (40 words)
Since the exposure is set to the object being filmed so the actors appear well lit, the miniature must be over-lit in order to balance the exposure and eliminate any depth of field differences that would otherwise be visible. (40 words)
Example sentences (20)
Additional facilities and outreach centres are located at O'Connell Street and in Ennis, Co. Clare and LIT has two campuses in Co. Tipperary, LIT Thurles and LIT Clonmel.
Anyone who spoke to the emperor was to address him as bìxià (陛下, lit. the "Bottom of the Steps"), corresponding to " Imperial Majesty " shèngshàng (聖上, lit. Holy Highness); or wànsuì (萬歲, lit. "You, of Ten Thousand Years").
A beautifully furnished room can still fall flat if it’s poorly lit. You could describe a room being poorly lit if there is too little light or if overhead pendants or spotlights are being used throughout the whole home.
Priests involved in the rituals said the fire, which has been lit in the kundas, will be “akhand (continuous)” till the consecration ceremony, and priests will be there to ensure that it continues to remain lit.
Raises for Lit-Support Directors & Managers: Many lit-support directors and managers have reported significant salary increases—up to 40-50% this month.
Stay in well-lit areas and only visit well-lit houses.
The Glenn Highway Christmas tree was lit for the first time on Thanksgiving night, and will remain lit until New Year’s Eve.
Then at 10.30pm, the festival of lights will take place where there will be a parade of lit-up trucks that will be led by a torch-lit parade from the Irvinestown Community Mummers, in what will be a truly tremendous occasion.
The report from the department said that provided the sign was not moving and was either un-lit, or safely lit, to not distract drivers they would raise no objection.
Young children should be accompanied by a responsible adult when trick-or-treating, and should stick to well-lit neighbourhoods, avoiding poorly lit or unfamiliar areas.
Indians may have lit candles, banged and watched awe-struck as jets streaked overhead, bands played, and naval ships lit up in tribute to those on the frontlines, but it was hard to find the substance behind the style.
There is a string of LED-lit touch-sensitive buttons serving as media controls, which sit directly above the optical disc drive, and the power button is lit up too.
The Festival came to a close with ‘Modwords vs The LIT’ at St Patrick’s Gateway, where the Lit team faced off against Anna Jordan and the Modwords gang, a smashing conclusion to an awesome festival.
Beer may also be mixed with other beverages such as pils or lager and carbonated lemonade: Radler (lit: cyclist), Alsterwasser (lit: water from the river Alster ).
Daitya (lit. sons of the mother "Diti"), Rakshasa (lit. from "harm to be guarded against"), and Asura are incorrectly translated into English as "demon".
His house was the first in the world to be lit by a lightbulb and also the first house in the world to be lit by hydroelectric power.
Since candles may not be lit on Shabbat itself, the candles must be lit before sunset.
Since the exposure is set to the object being filmed so the actors appear well lit, the miniature must be over-lit in order to balance the exposure and eliminate any depth of field differences that would otherwise be visible.
The first generator proved too small to power the whole building, and though the entire front of house was electrically lit, the stage was lit by gas until 28 December 1881.
The initial version of the Pocket Pro featured a front-lit screen (although advertised as back-lit) and is distinguished by its rough-textured black case.
Common combinations with lit
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- lit up 44×
- be lit 15×
- lit the 10×
- was lit 10×
- lit by 9×
- lit and 9×
- is lit 7×
- and lit 6×
- lit in 5×
- lit to 5×