offer the light

verb

To ask the batsmen if they wish to continue playing in conditions of poor light. If they do not, play is suspended for bad light.

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Meanings

verboffer the light (third-person singular simple present offers the light, present participle offering the light, simple past and past participle offered the light)

present singular third person offers the light · participle present offering the light · participle past offered the light · past offered the light

  1. intransitiveball gamesTo ask the batsmen if they wish to continue playing in conditions of poor light. If they do not, play is suspended for bad light.
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APA

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “offer the light,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/offer%20the%20light.

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