"highlight" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈhaɪ.ˌlaɪt/ Audio: en-us-highlight.ogg [US] Forms: highlights [plural]
Rhymes: -aɪt Etymology: From high + light. Etymology templates: {{com|en|high|light}} high + light Head templates: {{en-noun}} highlight (plural highlights)
  1. (painting, photography) An area or a spot in a drawing, painting, or photograph that is strongly illuminated. Categories (topical): Painting, Photography Translations (strongly illuminated area in a drawing, painting, or photograph): llum [feminine] (Catalan), huippuvalo (Finnish), korostus (Finnish), rehaut [masculine] (French), réhaut [masculine] (French), bagliore (Italian), chiarore (Italian), ハイライト (hairaito) (Japanese), imej tumpu (Malay), روشن (rowšan) (Persian), پررنگ (porrang) (Persian), све́тлый уча́сток (svétlyj učástok) [masculine] (Russian), ljuspunkt [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-highlight-en-noun-vqoBulQy Topics: arts, hobbies, lifestyle, photography Disambiguation of 'strongly illuminated area in a drawing, painting, or photograph': 93 4 3
  2. (figurative) An especially significant or interesting detail or event or period of time. Tags: figuratively Translations (especially significant or interesting detail or event): основен момент (english: osnoven moment) [masculine] (Bulgarian), 花絮 (huāxù) (Chinese Mandarin), kohokohta (Finnish), temps fort [masculine] (French), moment le plus marquant [masculine] (French), instant le plus marquant [masculine] (French), fait saillant [masculine] (French), Highlight [neuter] (German), Höhepunkt [masculine] (German), evento [masculine] (Italian), piatto forte [masculine] (Italian), chicca [feminine] (Italian), momento saliente [masculine] (Italian), ハイライト (hairaito) (Japanese), fastīgium [neuter] (Latin), основно́й моме́нт (osnovnój momént) [masculine] (Russian), höjdpunkt [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-highlight-en-noun-t~-Sas8S Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 6 39 10 11 1 15 7 10 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 5 32 9 9 1 15 6 23 Disambiguation of 'especially significant or interesting detail or event': 3 94 3
  3. (cosmetics) A strand or spot of hair dyed a different color than the rest. Categories (topical): Cosmetics Hyponyms: lowlight Translations (hair dyed a different color): metxa [feminine] (Catalan), ble [masculine] (Catalan), ανταύγεια (antávgeia) [feminine] (Greek), melír (Hungarian), colpi di sole (Italian), ハイライト (hairaito) (Japanese), balejaż [masculine] (Polish), luz [feminine] (Portuguese), rizo [masculine] (Spanish), slinga [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-highlight-en-noun-L852D61u Topics: cosmetics, lifestyle Disambiguation of 'hair dyed a different color': 4 4 92
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: hilite [informal]

Verb

IPA: /ˈhaɪ.ˌlaɪt/ Audio: en-us-highlight.ogg [US] Forms: highlights [present, singular, third-person], highlighting [participle, present], highlighted [participle, past], highlighted [past], highlit [nonstandard, participle, past], highlit [nonstandard, past]
Rhymes: -aɪt Etymology: From high + light. Etymology templates: {{com|en|high|light}} high + light Head templates: {{en-verb|past2=highlit|past2_qual=nonstandard}} highlight (third-person singular simple present highlights, present participle highlighting, simple past and past participle highlighted or (nonstandard) highlit)
  1. (transitive) To make prominent; emphasize. Tags: transitive Translations (to make prominent): подчертавам (podčertavam) (Bulgarian), изтъквам (iztǎkvam) (Bulgarian), emfasitzar (Catalan), remarcar (Catalan), ressaltar (Catalan), 凸顯 (Chinese Mandarin), 凸显 (tūxiǎn) (Chinese Mandarin), 強調 (Chinese Mandarin), 强调 (qiángdiào) (Chinese Mandarin), 突出 (tūchū) (Chinese Mandarin), benadrukken (Dutch), emfazi (Esperanto), korostaa (Finnish), tähdentää (Finnish), painottaa (Finnish), mettre en valeur (French), souligner (French), hervorheben (German), beleuchten (German), kiemel (Hungarian), mettere in evidenza (Italian), enfatizzare (Italian), sottolineare (Italian), serlah (Malay), miramira (Maori), utheve (Norwegian), betone (Norwegian), soslinhar (Occitan), realçar (Portuguese), enfatizar (Portuguese), destacar (Portuguese), ressaltar (Portuguese), выделя́ть (vydeljátʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), вы́делить (výdelitʹ) [perfective] (Russian), подчёркивать (podčórkivatʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), подчеркну́ть (podčerknútʹ) [perfective] (Russian), выдвига́ть на пе́рвый план (vydvigátʹ na pérvyj plan) [imperfective] (Russian), вы́двинуть на пе́рвый план (výdvinutʹ na pérvyj plan) [perfective] (Russian), наглашавати (naglašavati) (Serbo-Croatian), истицати (isticati) (Serbo-Croatian), resaltar (Spanish), enfatizar (Spanish), destacar (Spanish), realzar (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-highlight-en-verb-4ZMtRZ18 Disambiguation of 'to make prominent': 96 0 2 1 1
  2. (transitive) To be a highlight of. Tags: transitive Translations (to be a highlight of): откроявам се (otkrojavam se) (Bulgarian), olla jonkun kohokohta (Finnish), être la star de (French), выделя́ться (vydeljátʹsja) [imperfective] (Russian), вы́делиться (výdelitʹsja) [perfective] (Russian), resaltar (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-highlight-en-verb-RvyJivVO Disambiguation of 'to be a highlight of': 0 100 0 0 0
  3. (transitive) To mark (important passages of text), e.g. with a fluorescent marker pen or in a wordprocessor, as a means of memory retention or for later reference. Tags: transitive Translations (to mark with a fluorescent marker): маркирам (markiram) (Bulgarian), marcar (Catalan), subratllar (Catalan), ressaltar (Catalan), zvýraznit (Czech), korostaa (Finnish), surligner (French), markieren (German), kiemel (Hungarian), megjelöl (Hungarian), evidenziare (Italian), ハイライト (hairaito) (Japanese), miramira (Maori), utheve (Norwegian), markere (Norwegian), realçar (Portuguese), выделя́ть (vydeljátʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), вы́делить (výdelitʹ) [perfective] (Russian), marcar (Spanish), resaltar (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-highlight-en-verb-SFVrVGtN Disambiguation of 'to mark with a fluorescent marker': 2 0 91 1 6
  4. (transitive) To dye (part of the hair) a different color than the rest. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-highlight-en-verb-D6D~70wP
  5. (transitive, Internet) To seek the attention of (a user) on IRC by mentioning their name in a message, causing that message to appear highlighted on their screen. Tags: Internet, transitive Categories (topical): Internet
    Sense id: en-highlight-en-verb-t3rFWY-a
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: hilite [informal] Related terms: midlight

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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          "ref": "2011 December 21, Helen Pidd, “Europeans migrate south as continent drifts deeper into crisis”, in the Guardian",
          "text": "The Guardian has spoken to dozens of Europeans who have left, or are planning to leave. Their stories highlight surprising new migration routes – from Lisbon to Luanda, Dublin to Perth, Barcelona to Buenos Aires – as well as more traditional migration patterns.",
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        "(transitive) To make prominent; emphasize."
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          "_dis1": "96 0 2 1 1",
          "code": "bg",
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          "roman": "podčertavam",
          "sense": "to make prominent",
          "word": "подчертавам"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "96 0 2 1 1",
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "iztǎkvam",
          "sense": "to make prominent",
          "word": "изтъквам"
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          "_dis1": "96 0 2 1 1",
          "code": "ca",
          "lang": "Catalan",
          "sense": "to make prominent",
          "word": "emfasitzar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "96 0 2 1 1",
          "code": "ca",
          "lang": "Catalan",
          "sense": "to make prominent",
          "word": "remarcar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "96 0 2 1 1",
          "code": "ca",
          "lang": "Catalan",
          "sense": "to make prominent",
          "word": "ressaltar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "96 0 2 1 1",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "sense": "to make prominent",
          "word": "凸顯"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "96 0 2 1 1",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "tūxiǎn",
          "sense": "to make prominent",
          "word": "凸显"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "96 0 2 1 1",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "sense": "to make prominent",
          "word": "強調"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "96 0 2 1 1",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "qiángdiào",
          "sense": "to make prominent",
          "word": "强调"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "96 0 2 1 1",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "tūchū",
          "sense": "to make prominent",
          "word": "突出"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "96 0 2 1 1",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "to make prominent",
          "word": "benadrukken"
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        {
          "_dis1": "96 0 2 1 1",
          "code": "eo",
          "lang": "Esperanto",
          "sense": "to make prominent",
          "word": "emfazi"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "96 0 2 1 1",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "to make prominent",
          "word": "korostaa"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "96 0 2 1 1",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "to make prominent",
          "word": "tähdentää"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "96 0 2 1 1",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "to make prominent",
          "word": "painottaa"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "96 0 2 1 1",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "to make prominent",
          "word": "mettre en valeur"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "96 0 2 1 1",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "to make prominent",
          "word": "souligner"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "96 0 2 1 1",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "to make prominent",
          "word": "hervorheben"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "96 0 2 1 1",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "to make prominent",
          "word": "beleuchten"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "96 0 2 1 1",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "to make prominent",
          "word": "kiemel"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "96 0 2 1 1",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "to make prominent",
          "word": "mettere in evidenza"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "96 0 2 1 1",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "to make prominent",
          "word": "enfatizzare"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "96 0 2 1 1",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "to make prominent",
          "word": "sottolineare"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "96 0 2 1 1",
          "code": "ms",
          "lang": "Malay",
          "sense": "to make prominent",
          "word": "serlah"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "96 0 2 1 1",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "to make prominent",
          "word": "miramira"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "96 0 2 1 1",
          "code": "no",
          "lang": "Norwegian",
          "sense": "to make prominent",
          "word": "utheve"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "96 0 2 1 1",
          "code": "no",
          "lang": "Norwegian",
          "sense": "to make prominent",
          "word": "betone"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "96 0 2 1 1",
          "code": "oc",
          "lang": "Occitan",
          "sense": "to make prominent",
          "word": "soslinhar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "96 0 2 1 1",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "to make prominent",
          "word": "realçar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "96 0 2 1 1",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "to make prominent",
          "word": "enfatizar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "96 0 2 1 1",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "to make prominent",
          "word": "destacar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "96 0 2 1 1",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "to make prominent",
          "word": "ressaltar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "96 0 2 1 1",
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          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "vydeljátʹ",
          "sense": "to make prominent",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "выделя́ть"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "96 0 2 1 1",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "výdelitʹ",
          "sense": "to make prominent",
          "tags": [
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "вы́делить"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "96 0 2 1 1",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "podčórkivatʹ",
          "sense": "to make prominent",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "подчёркивать"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "96 0 2 1 1",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "podčerknútʹ",
          "sense": "to make prominent",
          "tags": [
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "подчеркну́ть"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "96 0 2 1 1",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "vydvigátʹ na pérvyj plan",
          "sense": "to make prominent",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "выдвига́ть на пе́рвый план"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "96 0 2 1 1",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "výdvinutʹ na pérvyj plan",
          "sense": "to make prominent",
          "tags": [
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "вы́двинуть на пе́рвый план"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "96 0 2 1 1",
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "roman": "naglašavati",
          "sense": "to make prominent",
          "word": "наглашавати"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "96 0 2 1 1",
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "roman": "isticati",
          "sense": "to make prominent",
          "word": "истицати"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "96 0 2 1 1",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "to make prominent",
          "word": "resaltar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "96 0 2 1 1",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "to make prominent",
          "word": "enfatizar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "96 0 2 1 1",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "to make prominent",
          "word": "destacar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "96 0 2 1 1",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "to make prominent",
          "word": "realzar"
        }
      ]
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        "To be a highlight of."
      ],
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        "(transitive) To be a highlight of."
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        "transitive"
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        {
          "_dis1": "0 100 0 0 0",
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "otkrojavam se",
          "sense": "to be a highlight of",
          "word": "откроявам се"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 100 0 0 0",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "to be a highlight of",
          "word": "olla jonkun kohokohta"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 100 0 0 0",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "to be a highlight of",
          "word": "être la star de"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 100 0 0 0",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "vydeljátʹsja",
          "sense": "to be a highlight of",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "выделя́ться"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 100 0 0 0",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "výdelitʹsja",
          "sense": "to be a highlight of",
          "tags": [
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "вы́делиться"
        },
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          "_dis1": "0 100 0 0 0",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "to be a highlight of",
          "word": "resaltar"
        }
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        "To mark (important passages of text), e.g. with a fluorescent marker pen or in a wordprocessor, as a means of memory retention or for later reference."
      ],
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          "fluorescent"
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          "wordprocessor",
          "wordprocessor"
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          "retention"
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        "(transitive) To mark (important passages of text), e.g. with a fluorescent marker pen or in a wordprocessor, as a means of memory retention or for later reference."
      ],
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        "transitive"
      ],
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        {
          "_dis1": "2 0 91 1 6",
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "markiram",
          "sense": "to mark with a fluorescent marker",
          "word": "маркирам"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 0 91 1 6",
          "code": "ca",
          "lang": "Catalan",
          "sense": "to mark with a fluorescent marker",
          "word": "marcar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 0 91 1 6",
          "code": "ca",
          "lang": "Catalan",
          "sense": "to mark with a fluorescent marker",
          "word": "subratllar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 0 91 1 6",
          "code": "ca",
          "lang": "Catalan",
          "sense": "to mark with a fluorescent marker",
          "word": "ressaltar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 0 91 1 6",
          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "to mark with a fluorescent marker",
          "word": "zvýraznit"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 0 91 1 6",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "to mark with a fluorescent marker",
          "word": "korostaa"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 0 91 1 6",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "to mark with a fluorescent marker",
          "word": "surligner"
        },
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          "_dis1": "2 0 91 1 6",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "to mark with a fluorescent marker",
          "word": "markieren"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 0 91 1 6",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "to mark with a fluorescent marker",
          "word": "kiemel"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 0 91 1 6",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "to mark with a fluorescent marker",
          "word": "megjelöl"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 0 91 1 6",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "to mark with a fluorescent marker",
          "word": "evidenziare"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 0 91 1 6",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "hairaito",
          "sense": "to mark with a fluorescent marker",
          "word": "ハイライト"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 0 91 1 6",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "to mark with a fluorescent marker",
          "word": "miramira"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 0 91 1 6",
          "code": "no",
          "lang": "Norwegian",
          "sense": "to mark with a fluorescent marker",
          "word": "utheve"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 0 91 1 6",
          "code": "no",
          "lang": "Norwegian",
          "sense": "to mark with a fluorescent marker",
          "word": "markere"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 0 91 1 6",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "to mark with a fluorescent marker",
          "word": "realçar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 0 91 1 6",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "vydeljátʹ",
          "sense": "to mark with a fluorescent marker",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "выделя́ть"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 0 91 1 6",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "výdelitʹ",
          "sense": "to mark with a fluorescent marker",
          "tags": [
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "вы́делить"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 0 91 1 6",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "to mark with a fluorescent marker",
          "word": "marcar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 0 91 1 6",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "to mark with a fluorescent marker",
          "word": "resaltar"
        }
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        "To dye (part of the hair) a different color than the rest."
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        "(transitive) To dye (part of the hair) a different color than the rest."
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        "transitive"
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          "name": "Internet",
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          "ref": "2006, Frans Pop, “Re: Bug#378404: installation guide: one more additional proposal”, in linux.debian.maint.boot (Usenet)",
          "text": "You could have asked: is there a reason this easy patch was not applied, either on IRC or private mail by me. You did write a comment on IRC and I did see it. Problem is that you did not highlight me _and_ you did not wait for an answer.",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2013, Jens Rehsack, “Re: AnyData open API”, in perl.dbi.dev (Usenet)",
          "text": "You must be somewhere completely different. I’ve looked for several days and don’t see you. But: I’m kind of blind from time to time - please feel free to highlight me ([Sno]) or probably (H. Merijn Brand) Tux or vanHoesel (Theo van Hoesel).",
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        "To seek the attention of (a user) on IRC by mentioning their name in a message, causing that message to appear highlighted on their screen."
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          "attention",
          "attention"
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        [
          "user",
          "user"
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        [
          "IRC",
          "IRC"
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        [
          "name",
          "name"
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          "message",
          "message"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive, Internet) To seek the attention of (a user) on IRC by mentioning their name in a message, causing that message to appear highlighted on their screen."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Internet",
        "transitive"
      ]
    }
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈhaɪ.ˌlaɪt/"
    },
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      "homophone": "hilite"
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      "rhymes": "-aɪt"
    },
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      "audio": "en-us-highlight.ogg",
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "tags": [
        "informal"
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      "word": "hilite"
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}
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈhaɪ.ˌlaɪt/"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "hilite"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-aɪt"
    },
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      "audio": "en-us-highlight.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/8/8b/En-us-highlight.ogg/En-us-highlight.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/8b/En-us-highlight.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (US)"
    }
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    {
      "tags": [
        "informal"
      ],
      "word": "hilite"
    }
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    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "strongly illuminated area in a drawing, painting, or photograph",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "llum"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "strongly illuminated area in a drawing, painting, or photograph",
      "word": "huippuvalo"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "strongly illuminated area in a drawing, painting, or photograph",
      "word": "korostus"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "strongly illuminated area in a drawing, painting, or photograph",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "rehaut"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "strongly illuminated area in a drawing, painting, or photograph",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "réhaut"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "strongly illuminated area in a drawing, painting, or photograph",
      "word": "bagliore"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "strongly illuminated area in a drawing, painting, or photograph",
      "word": "chiarore"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "hairaito",
      "sense": "strongly illuminated area in a drawing, painting, or photograph",
      "word": "ハイライト"
    },
    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "strongly illuminated area in a drawing, painting, or photograph",
      "word": "imej tumpu"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "rowšan",
      "sense": "strongly illuminated area in a drawing, painting, or photograph",
      "word": "روشن"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "porrang",
      "sense": "strongly illuminated area in a drawing, painting, or photograph",
      "word": "پررنگ"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "svétlyj učástok",
      "sense": "strongly illuminated area in a drawing, painting, or photograph",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "све́тлый уча́сток"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "strongly illuminated area in a drawing, painting, or photograph",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "ljuspunkt"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "english": "osnoven moment",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "sense": "especially significant or interesting detail or event",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "основен момент"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "huāxù",
      "sense": "especially significant or interesting detail or event",
      "word": "花絮"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "especially significant or interesting detail or event",
      "word": "kohokohta"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "especially significant or interesting detail or event",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "temps fort"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "especially significant or interesting detail or event",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "moment le plus marquant"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "especially significant or interesting detail or event",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "instant le plus marquant"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "especially significant or interesting detail or event",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "fait saillant"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "especially significant or interesting detail or event",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Highlight"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "especially significant or interesting detail or event",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Höhepunkt"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "especially significant or interesting detail or event",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "evento"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "especially significant or interesting detail or event",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "piatto forte"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "especially significant or interesting detail or event",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "chicca"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "especially significant or interesting detail or event",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "momento saliente"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "hairaito",
      "sense": "especially significant or interesting detail or event",
      "word": "ハイライト"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "especially significant or interesting detail or event",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "fastīgium"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "osnovnój momént",
      "sense": "especially significant or interesting detail or event",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "основно́й моме́нт"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "especially significant or interesting detail or event",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "höjdpunkt"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "hair dyed a different color",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "metxa"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "hair dyed a different color",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ble"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "antávgeia",
      "sense": "hair dyed a different color",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "ανταύγεια"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "hair dyed a different color",
      "word": "melír"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "hair dyed a different color",
      "word": "colpi di sole"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "hairaito",
      "sense": "hair dyed a different color",
      "word": "ハイライト"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "hair dyed a different color",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "balejaż"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "hair dyed a different color",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "luz"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "hair dyed a different color",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "rizo"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "hair dyed a different color",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "slinga"
    }
  ],
  "word": "highlight"
}

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          "ref": "2011 December 21, Helen Pidd, “Europeans migrate south as continent drifts deeper into crisis”, in the Guardian",
          "text": "The Guardian has spoken to dozens of Europeans who have left, or are planning to leave. Their stories highlight surprising new migration routes – from Lisbon to Luanda, Dublin to Perth, Barcelona to Buenos Aires – as well as more traditional migration patterns.",
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        "(transitive) To mark (important passages of text), e.g. with a fluorescent marker pen or in a wordprocessor, as a means of memory retention or for later reference."
      ],
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        "transitive"
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    {
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          "ref": "2006, Frans Pop, “Re: Bug#378404: installation guide: one more additional proposal”, in linux.debian.maint.boot (Usenet)",
          "text": "You could have asked: is there a reason this easy patch was not applied, either on IRC or private mail by me. You did write a comment on IRC and I did see it. Problem is that you did not highlight me _and_ you did not wait for an answer.",
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          "ref": "2013, Jens Rehsack, “Re: AnyData open API”, in perl.dbi.dev (Usenet)",
          "text": "You must be somewhere completely different. I’ve looked for several days and don’t see you. But: I’m kind of blind from time to time - please feel free to highlight me ([Sno]) or probably (H. Merijn Brand) Tux or vanHoesel (Theo van Hoesel).",
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      ],
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        "transitive"
      ]
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      "ipa": "/ˈhaɪ.ˌlaɪt/"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "hilite"
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      "rhymes": "-aɪt"
    },
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      "word": "hilite"
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    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "podčertavam",
      "sense": "to make prominent",
      "word": "подчертавам"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "iztǎkvam",
      "sense": "to make prominent",
      "word": "изтъквам"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "to make prominent",
      "word": "emfasitzar"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "to make prominent",
      "word": "remarcar"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "to make prominent",
      "word": "ressaltar"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "to make prominent",
      "word": "凸顯"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "tūxiǎn",
      "sense": "to make prominent",
      "word": "凸显"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "to make prominent",
      "word": "強調"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "qiángdiào",
      "sense": "to make prominent",
      "word": "强调"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "tūchū",
      "sense": "to make prominent",
      "word": "突出"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "to make prominent",
      "word": "benadrukken"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "to make prominent",
      "word": "emfazi"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to make prominent",
      "word": "korostaa"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to make prominent",
      "word": "tähdentää"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to make prominent",
      "word": "painottaa"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to make prominent",
      "word": "mettre en valeur"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to make prominent",
      "word": "souligner"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to make prominent",
      "word": "hervorheben"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to make prominent",
      "word": "beleuchten"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to make prominent",
      "word": "kiemel"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to make prominent",
      "word": "mettere in evidenza"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to make prominent",
      "word": "enfatizzare"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to make prominent",
      "word": "sottolineare"
    },
    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "to make prominent",
      "word": "serlah"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "to make prominent",
      "word": "miramira"
    },
    {
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "to make prominent",
      "word": "utheve"
    },
    {
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "to make prominent",
      "word": "betone"
    },
    {
      "code": "oc",
      "lang": "Occitan",
      "sense": "to make prominent",
      "word": "soslinhar"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "to make prominent",
      "word": "realçar"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "to make prominent",
      "word": "enfatizar"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "to make prominent",
      "word": "destacar"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "to make prominent",
      "word": "ressaltar"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "vydeljátʹ",
      "sense": "to make prominent",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "выделя́ть"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "výdelitʹ",
      "sense": "to make prominent",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "вы́делить"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "podčórkivatʹ",
      "sense": "to make prominent",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "подчёркивать"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "podčerknútʹ",
      "sense": "to make prominent",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "подчеркну́ть"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "vydvigátʹ na pérvyj plan",
      "sense": "to make prominent",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "выдвига́ть на пе́рвый план"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "výdvinutʹ na pérvyj plan",
      "sense": "to make prominent",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "вы́двинуть на пе́рвый план"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "roman": "naglašavati",
      "sense": "to make prominent",
      "word": "наглашавати"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "roman": "isticati",
      "sense": "to make prominent",
      "word": "истицати"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to make prominent",
      "word": "resaltar"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to make prominent",
      "word": "enfatizar"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to make prominent",
      "word": "destacar"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to make prominent",
      "word": "realzar"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "otkrojavam se",
      "sense": "to be a highlight of",
      "word": "откроявам се"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to be a highlight of",
      "word": "olla jonkun kohokohta"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to be a highlight of",
      "word": "être la star de"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "vydeljátʹsja",
      "sense": "to be a highlight of",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "выделя́ться"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "výdelitʹsja",
      "sense": "to be a highlight of",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "вы́делиться"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to be a highlight of",
      "word": "resaltar"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "markiram",
      "sense": "to mark with a fluorescent marker",
      "word": "маркирам"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "to mark with a fluorescent marker",
      "word": "marcar"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "to mark with a fluorescent marker",
      "word": "subratllar"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "to mark with a fluorescent marker",
      "word": "ressaltar"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "to mark with a fluorescent marker",
      "word": "zvýraznit"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to mark with a fluorescent marker",
      "word": "korostaa"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to mark with a fluorescent marker",
      "word": "surligner"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to mark with a fluorescent marker",
      "word": "markieren"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to mark with a fluorescent marker",
      "word": "kiemel"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to mark with a fluorescent marker",
      "word": "megjelöl"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to mark with a fluorescent marker",
      "word": "evidenziare"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "hairaito",
      "sense": "to mark with a fluorescent marker",
      "word": "ハイライト"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "to mark with a fluorescent marker",
      "word": "miramira"
    },
    {
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "to mark with a fluorescent marker",
      "word": "utheve"
    },
    {
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "to mark with a fluorescent marker",
      "word": "markere"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "to mark with a fluorescent marker",
      "word": "realçar"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "vydeljátʹ",
      "sense": "to mark with a fluorescent marker",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "выделя́ть"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "výdelitʹ",
      "sense": "to mark with a fluorescent marker",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "вы́делить"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to mark with a fluorescent marker",
      "word": "marcar"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to mark with a fluorescent marker",
      "word": "resaltar"
    }
  ],
  "word": "highlight"
}

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