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# unlit

«unlit» in Mova's school dictionary: **Not having lights switched on; dark: an unlit street** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

adjective (unlit)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Not having lights switched on; dark: an unlit street. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unlit/#m1)

2) Not set on fire or burning: an unlit candle. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unlit/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

In safety lessons: unlit roads and paths are dangerous at night, so wear bright or reflective clothes and use a torch; bikes must have lights. In stories: an unlit house feels spooky. Phrases: «an unlit road», «an unlit candle», «unlit path».

### examples

- The path through the park is unlit, so take a torch. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unlit/#x1)
- We walked carefully down the unlit lane. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unlit/#x2)
- An unlit candle stood on the table. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unlit/#x3)
- Cyclists must not ride on unlit roads without lights. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unlit/#x4)
- The old house was unlit and silent. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unlit/#x5)
- The bonfire was still unlit when we arrived. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unlit/#x6)

### note

Opposite: «lit». «Lit» is a past form of «light» (also «lighted»). «Unlit» has nothing to do with «lit» meaning literature or the slang «lit» (exciting).

### Trees and pragmatics

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