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offer the light

offer the light verb: to ask the batsmen if they wish to continue playing in conditions of poor light. If they do not, play is suspended for bad light.

Verb

offer the light (third-person singular simple present offers the light, present participle offering the light, simple past and past participle offered the light)

  1. (intransitive) To ask the batsmen if they wish to continue playing in conditions of poor light. If they do not, play is suspended for bad light.

Forms of offer the light

third-person singular presentoffers the light
present participleoffering the light
past participleoffered the light
pastoffered the light

Questions about offer the light

What does offer the light mean?
Offer the light means to ask the batsmen if they wish to continue playing in conditions of poor light. If they do not, play is suspended for bad light.
What part of speech is offer the light?
Offer the light is a verb.
What is the past tense of offer the light?
The past tense of offer the light is offered the light.

Words near offer the light in the dictionary

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  2. offer curves
  3. offer of proof
  4. offer one can't refuse
  5. offer one's condolences
  6. offer the light
  7. offer up
  8. offer versus serve
  9. offer wanted
  10. offer'd
  11. offerable

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