see the light (English, verb)
expansion: see the light (third-person singular simple present sees the light, present participle seeing the light, simple past saw the light, past participle seen the light)
expansion: (intransitive)
Senses:
qualifier: religious
glosses: To undergo a spiritual conversion.
tags: idiomatic
intransitive
glosses: To gain an understanding of something previously not understood, especially in a sudden insight.
tags: idiomatic
intransitive
glosses: To come into the world or to public notice.
tags: idiomatic
intransitive
Forms:
form: sees the light
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: seeing the light
tags: participle
present
form: saw the light
tags: past
form: seen the light
tags: participle
past