shed light upon in English

Audio: En-au-shed light upon.ogg

Forms: sheds light upon [present, singular, third-person], shedding light upon [participle, present], shed light upon [participle, past], shed light upon [past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{en-verb|shed<,,shed> light upon}} shed light upon (third-person singular simple present sheds light upon, present participle shedding light upon, simple past and past participle shed light upon)

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        "(idiomatic) Illuminate to the understanding; make intelligible; clarify or explain (something unknown)."
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    {
      "form": "sheds light upon",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
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    },
    {
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      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "shed light upon",
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        "past"
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    }
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"shed light upon" meaning in English

Verb