دیکشنری فارسی

light upon

ریشه و کاربرد

ریشه

The word 'light' comes from Middle English 'light', from Old English 'lēoht', from Proto-Germanic 'leuhtaz'. The word 'upon' comes from Middle English 'upon', from Old English 'uppan', from Proto-Germanic 'ufan'.

مثال

  • While cleaning the attic, she lighted upon an old photo album.
  • I was reading a book when I suddenly lighted upon an interesting fact.
  • He was wandering through the park when he lighted upon a hidden trail.

تعریف انگلیسی

verb
  1. find unexpectedly “the archeologists chanced upon an old tomb” “she struck a goldmine” “The hikers finally struck the main path to the lake” “Somebody ----s something”

مترادف‌ها

See light on.

همین دیکشنری روی گوشی

همهٔ ۲۹۱٬۲۱۲ واژه، بدون نیاز به اینترنت.

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