in light of
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Meaning · English
Considering new information or a different perspective
Literally: with reference to the knowledge provided by
Where it’s used:
Used
Widespread English
Examples
After all, the Florence summit did not turn out to be a crisis summit, has had been predicted in light of the BSE controversy.
Most of the animals that live along the hedgerows unfortunately only come out at night and the best way to see them is in the light of a car's headlamp.
British National Corpus sentence via the MAGPIE corpus (CC BY 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30)
Sources & notes
Listed in Wiktionary’s “English idioms” category (retrieved 2026-07-29); definition pending editorial review. Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-07-31; pending editor spot-check.
Common questions
What does “in light of” mean?
Considering new information or a different perspective Literally: with reference to the knowledge provided by
Is “in light of” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.