From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishsee the lightsee the lighta) UNDERSTANDto suddenly understand something At last doctors have seen the light! b) RRCto begin to believe in a religion very strongly → light
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see the light• Each has attracted his or her share of supporters who could also see the light once it was pointed out to them.• From two blocks away you can see the light radiating up into the sky.• Danny finally saw the light and bought me flowers on Valentine's Day.• One must have experienced deeply, known greatness - seen the light, as he said.• Five minutes later he saw the lights of a village pub.• Sadly, for it was a lively, largely autobiographical piece, it would never see the light of day.• But soon he could only see the lights of the boat in the distance.• It was uncanny and Maggie was never so glad to see the light from her own room and get Ana back indoors.• We can only hope the mayor will see the light and close down all these sex shops.• You were sitting in your seat, pressed back by the acceleration, and you saw the light beams curve.see the lightsee the lighta) REALIZEto realize that something is true She finally saw the light and ended the relationship. b) RRto have a special experience that makes you believe in a religion → seeExamples from the Corpus
see the light• One must have experienced deeply, known greatness - seen the light, as he said.• You were sitting in your seat, pressed back by the acceleration, and you saw the light beams curve.• It was uncanny and Maggie was never so glad to see the light from her own room and get Ana back indoors.• Five minutes later he saw the lights of a village pub.• Sadly, for it was a lively, largely autobiographical piece, it would never see the light of day.• But soon he could only see the lights of the boat in the distance.• Each has attracted his or her share of supporters who could also see the light once it was pointed out to them.• From two blocks away you can see the light radiating up into the sky. 