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A discussion on the grammar and usage of the words highlight and light, and their past tense forms. Learn the difference between highlighted and highlit, and lighted and lit, and why they are not interchangeable.
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BetaLearn why "highlit" is not a standard English word and how to use "highlighted" as the past tense form of the verb "highlight." See examples, usage notes and tips from TextRanch editors.
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BetaLearn the correct way to spell and use the word highlight, which means "the outstanding or remarkable part of an event" or "a bright part of a picture". Avoid the common mistake of writing high-light, which is always incorrect.
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BetaUsers share their opinions and examples on the correct spelling and usage of the verb form highlighted or highlit. Some argue that highlit is a common misconstruction, while others claim that it is a valid alternative or a brand name.
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BetaLearn how to spell and use the word "highlight" correctly, and avoid the common mistake of writing "highlite." Find out the definitions, examples, idioms, and phrases of "highlight" and its related terms.
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BetaThe correct word is highlight. “Highlight” means to emphasize something or make it more noticeable. It can be used both as a noun and a verb. For example, in a book, you might highlight important text with a bright marker to make it stand out. “Highlite” is not a recognized word in English.
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BetaThe OED gives the past form highlighted first, followed by highlit. M-W gives only highlighted as the past inflection. The form highlit doesn’t even show on the Ngram Viewer. Nevertheless, the reader is in good company. David Crystal, a world authority on the English language, uses the form highlit in his preface to the second edition of ...
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BetaHIGHLIGHTED definition: 1. past simple and past participle of highlight 2. to attract attention to or emphasize something…. Learn more.
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BetaVerb (head) (uncommon) (highlight); highlighted.* 1967 , Alexander C. Soper, "A pictorial biography of Prince Shotoku", The Metropolitan Museum of Art Bulletin The potential precariousness of the alliance is highlit by the catastrophe of its abrupt ending in the next generation, after the deaths of the two principals. * 1998 , Charles Townshend, "The meaning of Irish freedom constitutionalism ...
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Betasimple past and past participle of highlight; highlighted. 1967 , Alexander C. Soper, “A pictorial biography of Prince Shotoku”, in The Metropolitan Museum of Art Bulletin : The potential precariousness of the alliance is highlit by the catastrophe of its abrupt ending in the next generation, after the deaths of the two principals.
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