light upon

English - Turkish

Definition of light upon in English Turkish dictionary

(deyim) saplanmak

(deyim) gözüne ilişmek

rastlamak

Related Terms

throw light upon

ışık tutmak

throw light upon

aydınlatmak

shed light upon

(deyim) Aydınlığa kavuşturmak, açıklık getirmek, aydınlatmak

throw light upon

üzerine ışık atmak

English - English

Definition of light upon in English English dictionary

find unexpectedly; "the archeologists chanced upon an old tomb"; "she struck a goldmine"; "The hikers finally struck the main path to the lake"

Related Terms

shed light upon

Illuminate to the understanding; make intelligible; clarify or explain (something unknown)

This mystery has vexed us all hitherto; perhaps you will be able to shed light upon the matter, Inspector.

Hyphenation

light up·on

Turkish pronunciation

layt ıpän

Pronunciation

/ˈlīt əˈpän/ /ˈlaɪt əˈpɑːn/