phrasal verb · academic
bring to light
/brɪŋ tə ˈlaɪt/bring to LIGHT
task2speaking
to reveal facts or information that were previously unknown
Examples
“The audit brought to light a number of accounting irregularities.”
“New documents have been brought to light during the investigation.”
“The research brought to light several flaws in the original theory.”
Band 8 sentence
“The audit brought to light a number of procedural errors that the company had overlooked.”
Collocations
- bring to light evidence
- bring to light a scandal
Word family
bring to light phrasal verbbringing to light verb (gerund)brought to light verb (past)
Common mistakes
bring light to the problem→bring to light the problem
bring the problem to lighted→bring the problem to light
Say it for a higher band
5show→6reveal→7+bring to light
Synonyms
reveal
uncover
Easily confused
reveal
“Investigative journalists revealed new details about the scandal.”
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