to shed light
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3.7
- phrasal verb
:
aclarar
- The professor's lecture helped to shed light on the complexities of the subject.
- study sheds light
- findings shed light
- shed light on issues
It does help shed light on where they need to focus on.
- It does help shed light on where they need to focus on.
- There's more detail in there that sheds light on how this went down.
- But this is shedding light on how this can be a tool for good.
- Maybe they'll find something that sheds light on issues like dark matter and dark energy.
- And I shed light on concepts like this and many others in my new book.
- But somebody has to put in the time and work to notice it and to draw the connections and then to shed light on it.
- And that's why, you know, every time we have a new mission, it sheds light on what we didn't understand and how simple our model was.
- My, my end of things is telling stories, shedding light.
- And conversations like this brings and sheds light.
- So you've got the true values in the background shedding light, but they're covered with a film.
- And I feel like a lot of us go through stuff to make situations better, to shed light on certain things.
Examples
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Investigative journalists aim to shed light on corruption in local government.
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The documentary will shed light on the impact of climate change on wildlife.
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So I thought it was planned, but then to hear it presented that way, really shed light on on what was going on.
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Simply having more information and communication does not shed light on the world.
Academic text (2017) -
If so, are there negative comments there that would shed light on the situation?
Academic text (1990) -
And I feel like a lot of us go through stuff to make situations better, to shed light on certain things.
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And in so doing, you shed light on an invaluable truth.
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Might the scientific community, for example, be able to shed light on encounters that the US government had been unable to explain?
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Our witness this morning will hopefully shed light on our Government's response to this tragic incident.
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Hopefully, the great variety of experiments now underway will shed light on this issue.
Academic text (1995)
Synonyms
∞
1.0
To make something clear by describing it in simple words
51
4.8
To make something clear or easier to understand
30
3.6
Shows what a person, place, or thing is like
26
3.9
To help people understand something by explaining it
26
3.9
To show information people do not know
12
3.9
Help people understand a topic more clearly
12
4.1
To make a problem or issue clear and known to many people
1
8.1
To light something or make it easier to understand
1
4.9
To help people understand a topic by explaining it clearly
Antonyms
How Clear
- Formal
11
6.8
248
3.3
30
3.7
∞
1.8
834
2.7
∞
1.0
Surface Forms
Morphology
The verb 'shed' (to let fall or emit) combined with 'light' (literal illumination or metaphorical understanding) yields a metaphorical sense 'to illuminate/explain' that is inferable from the parts. The mapping light = understanding is common across many languages, so learners who know the constituents may often guess the meaning, but it relies on a metaphorical extension rather than entirely literal composition, making it only partially predictable.
Etymology
Shed light comes from the simple image of a lamp or candle shining on a dark thing, where shed means 'to let fall' and light is the lamp's glow. So, to shed light on something today means 'to make it clear' or 'to explain'.