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

The explosions lit up the night sky in flashes of bright orange.

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The British singer-songwriter had first answered a Zoom call from the backseat of a dimly lit car in New York, where she confessed to running on “2% personality.”

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Skies as far south as Mexico lit up Tuesday night with faint pink and green glows, delighting many people who would normally have to travel much closer to the Earth's poles to see such phenomena.

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In the minutes after the scram, warning lights had lit up and alarms had started blaring.

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One day he lit into Vanguard’s index funds and almost instantly received a cease and desist order from Vanguard’s attorneys.

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