"het licht zien" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [Dutch]

IPA: /ɦɛt ˈlɪxt ˈzin/, /(ɦ)ət ˈlɪxt ˈzin/
Etymology: Literally, “to see the light”. Head templates: {{nl-verb}} het licht zien Inflection templates: {{nl-conj-see|zien}}
  1. (idiomatic) to see the light
    to become public, to be published
    Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-het_licht_zien-nl-verb-zI6n2sFp
  2. (idiomatic) to see the light
    to gain understanding
    Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-het_licht_zien-nl-verb--zV~eHq1
  3. (idiomatic) to see the light
    (religion) to undergo a conversion
    Tags: idiomatic Categories (topical): Religion
    Sense id: en-het_licht_zien-nl-verb-xAB4NY7O Categories (other): Dutch entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Dutch entries with incorrect language header: 30 30 40 Topics: lifestyle, religion
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: het levenslicht zien

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  "etymology_text": "Literally, “to see the light”.",
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  "lang_code": "nl",
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      "_dis1": "33 33 34",
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        {
          "english": "Her debut was published thirty years ago.",
          "text": "Haar debuut zag dertig jaar geleden het licht.",
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        "(idiomatic) to see the light",
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          "english": "So then the strange old man yelled \"wololo\" at me for the fourth time and that's when I saw the light.",
          "text": "Dus toen schreeuwde de rare oude man \"wololo\" tot mij voor de vierde keer en toen zag ik het licht.",
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      "ipa": "/ɦɛt ˈlɪxt ˈzin/"
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    }
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      "ipa": "/ɦɛt ˈlɪxt ˈzin/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/(ɦ)ət ˈlɪxt ˈzin/"
    }
  ],
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