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# dim

«dim» in Mova's school dictionary: **not bright** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

adjective (dim, dimmer, dimmest); verb (dim, dims, dimmed, dimming)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Dim means not bright. A dim light gives only a little light. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dim/#m1)

2) To dim is to make or become less bright. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dim/#m2)

3) Dim can mean hard to see or remember. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dim/#m3)

4) In everyday talk, dim can mean not clever (this can be rude). [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dim/#m4)

5) Dim can also be a short way of writing "diminutive", a word form that means small. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dim/#m5)

### sense in the lessons

maths: a story word about light, or short for dimension in some texts; no clue about the quantities; science: light, how a bulb dims with less power, dim stars far away; everyday life: dim the lights for a film; safety: wear bright clothes when it is dim outside

### examples

- The room was dim. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dim/#x1)
- She dimmed the lights for the film. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dim/#x2)
- A dim lamp uses less power. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dim/#x3)
- The dim star was hard to see. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dim/#x4)
- The light grew dim at dusk. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dim/#x5)
- Wear something bright on dim evenings. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dim/#x6)
- I have a dim memory of my first birthday. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dim/#x7)
- All the streets and lanes of Paris were to be seen here again, as in a dim reflection. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dim/#x8)

### note

No clue about the quantities. Trap: none. Double the m: dimmed, dimmer.

### In the corpora

- [Big fruit bats called flying foxes have large eyes for dim light, and most of them do not echolocate at all.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/153-are-bats-blind/6/)
- ["A bit dim" means rather stupid; it is everyday British English and sounds softer than "stupid".](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/euphemisms/36-dim-and-round-the-bend/5/)
- [Reading in dim light can make your eyes tired, but it does not damage them for good.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/8-posture-and-screens/17/)
- [Owls and cats see very well in dim light, but no eye can see anything in total darkness.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/20-noticing-like-a-cat/11/)
- [Reading in dim light can make eyes tired but doesn't ruin eyesight.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/medicine/35-screens-eyes-and-sleep/8/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «dim» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dim/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.