lit

¹

[lit]

verb

1. a simple past tense and past participle of light.

adjective

1. Slang.,  under the influence of liquor or narcotics; intoxicated (usually followed byup ).

2. Slang.,  amazing; awesome; cool (used as a general term of approval).

   Today's rally was really lit!

lit

²

[lit]

verb

1. a simple past tense and past participle of light.

lit

³

[lit]

noun

Informal.

1. literature.

   a college course in English lit.

lit

⁴

[lit]

noun

1. litas.

lit.

⁵

abbreviation

1. liter; liters.

2. literal.

3. literally.

4. literary.

5. literature.

Lit.

⁶

abbreviation

1. (in Italy) lira; lire.

lit.

¹

abbreviation

1. literal(ly)

2. literary

3. literature

lit

²

/ lɪt /

verb

1. a past tense and past participle of light 1

2. an alternative past tense and past participle of light 2

Word History and Origins

Origin of lit¹

First recorded in 1895–1900 in the sense “intoxicated”

Origin of lit²

First recorded in 1850–55; by shortening

Example Sentences

His phone suddenly lit up with a text from his boss: “Have u got call from HR?”

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“I felt like someone poured gasoline and lit a match,” she said.

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“You win some you lose some, was a lit five days,” Nuguse posted on Instagram.

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Authorities said he listened to a French song, which has a music video that shows “things being lit on fire,” and took videos from the trail.

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The mother and sister of Israeli hostage Matan Zangauker lit fireworks in celebration of the news that he would be returned home.

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