Tag: writing

Lighted (as verb) = make lighter or brighter: ‘It was dark inside so I lit a match.’ Lighted (as adjective)…

Let= (1) to rent your house, flat etc. in return for money: ‘During the holiday season we let the cottage…

Less= (1) used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs: ‘Less expensive’ ‘Less interesting’ (2) a quantifier meaning not…

Lay (laying, laid, laid) = put something somewhere: ‘She laid the money on the table in front of me.’ Lie…

Last = coming after all others in time, space, degree, or being the only one remaining; (the one) at the end of…

Lane = a narrow road or street: ‘We rode our bikes along the little country lanes.’ Path = a narrow…

Know = be familiar with: ‘I know Frankfurt very well.’ (ii) be aware of the truth of something:   ‘I know…

Justice = the principle of fair treatment upon which the laws of a country are based: ‘The 1970 Administration of…