highlight
//ˈhaɪlaɪt//
Forms
- Plural
- highlights
- present (v1)
- highlight
- past (v2)
- highlighted
- past participle (v3)
- highlighted
- present participle
- highlighting
- 3rd person singular
- highlights
Definitions
1.An area or a spot in a drawing, painting, or photograph that is strongly illuminated.
2.An especially significant or interesting detail or event or period of time.
- Meeting my future wife was the highlight of my trip to Spain.
- We'll be broadcasting the news highlights every half an hour.
3.A strand or spot of hair dyed a different color than the rest.
1.To make prominent; emphasize.
2.To mark (important passages of text), e.g. with a fluorescent marker pen or in a wordprocessor, as a means of memory retention or for later reference.
3.To dye (part of the hair) a different color than the rest.
4.To be a highlight of.
Frequency
Overall
Uncommon· #2983
By learning goal
- Everyday conversation
- Rare
- General reading & writing
- Uncommon
- Academic
- Rare
- Literature
- Rare
Etymology
Etymology tree
English high
Proto-Indo-European *lewk-der.
Proto-Germanic *leuhtaz
Proto-West Germanic *leuht
Old English lēoht
Middle English light
English light
English highlight
From high + light.