in light of

preposition

Given, considering.

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within view of
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Meanings

preposition
  1. AustraliaCanadaNew ZealandUSidiomaticGiven, considering.

    The United Nations then became the one great attempt to establish a formal institution to unify the world, especially in light of the darkness that preceded it.

    2015, Roy Posner, A New Way of Living, page 103
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    In light of such conceptualisations of the power of linguistic landscapes, we set out to examine the connection between the visual landscape and the spoken landscape in our institution[.]

    2019, Li Huang, James Lambert, “Another Arrow for the Quiver: A New Methodology for Multilingual Researchers”, in Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, →DOI, page 2

    Synonyms: with

  2. idiomaticBecause of, as a result of.

    The star, 55, who has stepped away from her singing career in light of her health woes, was visibly emotional as she walked onstage with the support of eldest son […]

    2024 February 4, “Celine Dion makes SHOCK appearance at Grammys 2024 amid battle with incurable stiff-person syndrome - as she presents historic award to tearful Taylor Swift”, in dailymail.co.uk

Synonyms & antonyms

prepositionGiven, considering.

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with
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in view of
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in the light ofin view of

Origin

Probably from in the light of.

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Translations

Arabic عَلَى ضَوْء
  • عَلَى ضَوْء (ʕalā ḍawʔ)given, considering
Chinese Mandarin 依照, 鑒於 /鉴于
  • 依照 (yīzhào)given, considering
  • 鑒於 /鉴于 (jiànyú)given, considering
  • 鑑於 /鉴于 (jiànyú)given, considering
  • 比照 (bǐzhào)given, considering
Finnish valossa
  • valossagiven, considering
French à la lumière de, au vu de
  • à la lumière degiven, considering
  • au vu degiven, considering
German angesichts, in Anbetracht
  • angesichtsgiven, considering
  • in Anbetrachtgiven, considering
  • im Hinblick aufgiven, considering
Hebrew לאור
  • לאור (l'ór-)given, considering
Italian alla luce di
  • alla luce digiven, considering
Polish w świetle
  • w świetlegiven, considering
Portuguese à luz de, em vista de
  • à luz degiven, considering
  • em vista degiven, considering
Romanian în lumina
  • în luminagiven, considering
Russian в све́те, в виду́ того́, что
  • в све́те (v svéte)given, considering
  • в виду́ того́, что (v vidú tovó, što)given, considering
Turkish ışığında, ışığı altında
  • ışığındagiven, considering
  • ışığı altındagiven, considering
Welsh yn sgil
  • yn sgilgiven, considering
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APA

in light of. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/in%20light%20of

MLA

“in light of.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/in%20light%20of. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “in light of,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/in%20light%20of.

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