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Meanings of
light upon
in inglês
português
encontrar
catalão
descobrir
espanhol
descubrir
Back to the meaning
Find unexpectedly.
strike
discover
attain
fall upon
come upon
chance upon
come across
chance on
happen upon
português
encontrar
Usage of
light upon
in inglês
1
The note he found; but it threw little
light
upon
the business.
2
The treaty throws
light
upon
the clan-system still obtaining in seventh-century Arabia.
3
Up shot the sun showering golden beams of
light
upon
the forest.
4
Jarvo lifted his face to the solitary summit
light
upon
the mountain.
5
So he placed his
light
upon
the table and began to write.
6
More than this, he might
light
upon
the puzzle regarding the vintner.
7
This fact alone throws some
light
upon
the nature of city life.
8
When you entered the room I threw a strong
light
upon
you.
9
The suggestion of his bar-room acquaintance was a
light
upon
his way.
10
His reception at Windsor threw an entirely new
light
upon
the situation.
11
He flashed his
light
upon
the wall near where Engleton was lying.
12
They ought to be able to throw much
light
upon
the matter.
13
An English South-Sea trader aboard gave me an astonishing
light
upon
him:
14
And this one fact throws a flood of
light
upon
Church conditions.
15
Thus, the
light
upon
her face, she raised it gravely towards mine.
16
Let me look in your face once more--so-full-with the
light
upon
it.
Other examples for "light upon"
Grammar, pronunciation and more
This collocation consists of:
light
upon
light
Verb
Preposition
Translations for
light upon
português
encontrar
achar
catalão
descobrir
espanhol
descubrir
lograr
hallar
encontrarse
dar con
Light upon
through the time
Light upon
across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common