Meaning & use
Lighted
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Set on fire, illuminated, or ignited; an alternative past tense and past participle of 'light.'
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She lighted the candles one by one before her guests arrived.
The streets were lighted with strings of lanterns for the festival.
A note on using this word
'Lighted' and 'lit' are both correct past tense forms of 'light'; 'lighted' is often preferred as an adjective before a noun, as in 'a lighted window.'
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