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shed light upon

shed light upon verb: illuminate to the understanding; make intelligible; clarify or explain (something unknown).

Verb

shed light upon (third-person singular simple present sheds light upon, present participle shedding light upon, simple past and past participle shed light upon)

  1. (idiomatic) 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.

Forms of shed light upon

third-person singular presentsheds light upon
present participleshedding light upon
past participleshed light upon
pastshed light upon
alternative formshed light on

Questions about shed light upon

What does shed light upon mean?
Shed light upon means illuminate to the understanding; make intelligible; clarify or explain (something unknown).
What part of speech is shed light upon?
Shed light upon is a verb.
What is the past tense of shed light upon?
The past tense of shed light upon is shed light upon.

Words near shed light upon in the dictionary

  1. shed a tear
  2. shed blood
  3. shed find
  4. shed finds
  5. shed light on
  6. shed light upon
  7. shed load
  8. shed loads
  9. shed out
  10. shed roof
  11. shed roofs

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