beleuchten
illuminate
Man macht Licht an einen dunklen Ort oder wirft Licht auf einen Gegenstand, damit man ihn besser sehen kann.
Definition & meaning
- Literal meaning: To illuminate or provide light to an object, area, or room. This can be done by natural light or artificial light sources (like lamps or spotlights).
- Figurative meaning: To examine a topic, issue, or situation in detail. It implies shedding light on various aspects of a subject to ensure it is thoroughly understood, often used in academic, journalistic, or analytical contexts.
Grammar & Word origin
- Grammar: It is a regular, transitive verb.
- Present: ich beleuchte, du beleuchtest, er/sie/es beleuchtet.
- Past: ich beleuchtete.
- Past Participle: beleuchtet.
- Word origin: It is composed of the prefix "be-" (which turns the verb into a transitive one, focusing the action on an object) and the noun "Leuchte" (light/lamp), which stems from the Old High German "liuhta".
Synonyms & antonyms
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Examples
Wir beleuchten den Garten mit vielen kleinen Lampen.verb
We illuminate the garden with many small lamps.
Die Lampe beleuchtet den Raum hell.verb
The lamp brightly illuminates the room.
Sie beleuchten den Raum mit Kerzen.verb
They illuminate the room with candles.
Gestern haben starke Scheinwerfer die Bühne beleuchtet.verb
Yesterday strong spotlights illuminated the stage.
Kannst du den dunklen Weg mit deiner Taschenlampe beleuchten?verb
Can you illuminate the dark path with your flashlight?
In dem Vortrag wurde das Problem von verschiedenen Seiten beleuchtet.verb
In the lecture the problem was illuminated from different perspectives.
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