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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

go out like a light

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.19 in modern English

Syllables
go out -like a -light
IPA
24
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To fall asleep quickly.

Inflected Forms

goes out like a light (present, singular) going out like a light (participle, present) went out like a light (past) gone out like a light (participle, past)

Questions

What does go out like a light mean?
To fall asleep quickly.

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