daylight

UK /ˈdeɪlaɪt/ US /ˈdeɪˌlaɪt/
noun 5verb 5

Collocations

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(noun.)

ADJ

broad, full

The accident happened in full daylight, so the witnesses could see everything clearly.

natural

The natural daylight coming through the big windows made the office a pleasant place to work.

VERB + DAYLIGHT

let in

The large windows in our kitchen let in plenty of daylight during the morning.

shut out

The thick curtains in the bedroom shut out the daylight completely.

emerge into

After hours underground, the miners finally emerged into daylight at the end of their shift.

DAYLIGHT + VERB

filter through sth, flood in, penetrate sth

The bright morning sun penetrated every corner of the empty warehouse.

break

When daylight breaks, the birds start singing in the garden.

fade

As we walked home, daylight faded and the streetlights began to flicker on.

DAYLIGHT + NOUN

hours

We can see the mountains clearly during daylight hours when the sun is high.

PREP

before ~

The farmer started working before daylight every morning during harvest season.

by ~

The hikers preferred to travel by daylight rather than risk the mountain paths after dark.

in ~

She prefers to do her gardening in daylight rather than wait until evening.

into the ~

After spending hours in the dark cinema, we stepped out into the daylight and squinted at the bright sun.

PHRASES

the hours of daylight

We try to finish our outdoor work during the hours of daylight.

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