Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

see the light of day

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.18 in modern English

Syllables: see the -light of -day
IPA

30

Scrabble Score

16

Letters

3

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To appear; to be published or disseminated.

verb

To be realised.

Example Sentences

"True, the "Kings" seem capable amply of performing all that is required of them, but as it is now 18 years since the class first saw the light of day, it is perhaps hardly premature to anticipate a new express design from the G.W.R. within a not too long period."
"We have waited a very long time for the Railways Bill to see the light of day. The starting gun was fired as long ago as May 2021, when the Williams-Shapps Plan for Rail was finally published, after its own gestation period of nearly three years."
"Many projects were planned and started, but none saw the light of day."

Inflected Forms

sees the light of day (present, singular) seeing the light of day (participle, present) saw the light of day (past) seen the light of day (participle, past)

Phrases

the light

Frequently Paired Words

daylight the light

Questions

What does see the light of day mean?: To appear; to be published or disseminated.

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