Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to backlight
Participle: backlighted; backlit
Gerund: backlighting
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | backlight |
| you | backlight |
| he;she;it | backlights |
| we | backlight |
| you | backlight |
| they | backlight |
Perfect
| I | have backlighted; backlit |
| you | have backlighted; backlit |
| he;she;it | has backlighted; backlit |
| we | have backlighted; backlit |
| you | have backlighted; backlit |
| they | have backlighted; backlit |
Past
| I | backlighted; backlit |
| you | backlighted; backlit |
| he;she;it | backlighted; backlit |
| we | backlighted; backlit |
| you | backlighted; backlit |
| they | backlighted; backlit |
Pluperfect
| I | had backlighted; backlit |
| you | had backlighted; backlit |
| he;she;it | had backlighted; backlit |
| we | had backlighted; backlit |
| you | had backlighted; backlit |
| they | had backlighted; backlit |
Future
| I | will backlight |
| you | will backlight |
| he;she;it | will backlight |
| we | will backlight |
| you | will backlight |
| they | will backlight |
Future Perfect
| I | will have backlighted; backlit |
| you | will have backlighted; backlit |
| he;she;it | will have backlighted; backlit |
| we | will have backlighted; backlit |
| you | will have backlighted; backlit |
| they | will have backlighted; backlit |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | backlight |
| you | backlight |
| he;she;it | backlight |
| we | backlight |
| you | backlight |
| they | backlight |
Perfect
| I | have backlighted; backlit |
| you | have backlighted; backlit |
| he;she;it | have backlighted; backlit |
| we | have backlighted; backlit |
| you | have backlighted; backlit |
| they | have backlighted; backlit |
Imperfect
| I | backlighted; backlit |
| you | backlighted; backlit |
| he;she;it | backlighted; backlit |
| we | backlighted; backlit |
| you | backlighted; backlit |
| they | backlighted; backlit |
Pluperfect
| I | had backlighted; backlit |
| you | had backlighted; backlit |
| he;she;it | had backlighted; backlit |
| we | had backlighted; backlit |
| you | had backlighted; backlit |
| they | had backlighted; backlit |
Conditional
Present
| I | would backlight |
| you | would backlight |
| he;she;it | would backlight |
| we | would backlight |
| you | would backlight |
| they | would backlight |
Perfect
| I | would have backlighted; backlit |
| you | would have backlighted; backlit |
| he;she;it | would have backlighted; backlit |
| we | would have backlighted; backlit |
| you | would have backlighted; backlit |
| they | would have backlighted; backlit |
Imperative
| you | backlight |
| we | Let's backlight |
| you | backlight |
Verbs similar to 'backlight'
backsight,
backlist,
alight,
backfit,
backlash,
backlink,
backlog,
beknight,
belight,
blacklist,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
From back + light.
Sample Sentences
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It offers few subtleties, but those can be effective, as when the chorus is backlighted in the rear of the auditorium to produce an ominous play of shadows onstage. [2007 June 2, James R. Oestreich, “Strange, Faraway Fantasies of Hell and Paradise”, in New York Times:]
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Backlit by the setting sun, an Avanti West Coast Class 390 Pendolino crosses the River Ribble at Preston on December 30 2022. [2023 March 22, “Modern Images”, in RAIL, page 61, photo caption:]