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# How to pronounce "highlit" in English

## Pronunciation & Phonetics

- **IPA**: `/hɪghlɪt/`
- **Syllable Breakdown**: **hig·hlit**

## Meaning & Usage

### VERB
- simple past and past participle of highlight; highlighted.
  - *Example*: "The potential precariousness of the alliance is highlit by the catastrophe of its abrupt ending in the next generation, after the deaths of the two principals."

### Example Sentences
- "The potential precariousness of the alliance is highlit by the catastrophe of its abrupt ending in the next generation, after the deaths of the two principals."
- "uh this is our augmented content for Wikipedia and if a person sort of hovers over one of those highlit yellow things um then um our system comes up um and"

### Common Phrases
- highlit yellow

## Real-Life Native Speaker Examples (1 Video Clips)

Listen to native speakers pronounce "highlit" in real conversation:

### Example 1
*Accent: US*
> "send it out they get a bunch of people to work on it maybe they ask comments they figure out where the confusions are they make it a little bit better they uh this is our augmented content for Wikipedia and if a person sort of hovers over one of those highlit yellow things um then um our system comes up um and"
- **Watch at 49:38**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FdBFYCOWjTk&t=2978s)


## How to Pronounce "highlit"

- **Syllables**: hig · hlit
- **IPA**: `/hɪghlɪt/`
- **Listen for**: the stressed syllable in the clips above — notice how surrounding sounds blend in natural speech.

## Related Words

### Word Forms
[highlited](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/highlited), [highliting](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/highliting), [highliter](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/highliter)


## Related Pronunciations

[highlite](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/highlite), [highbie](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/highbie), [highcut](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/highcut), [highest](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/highest), [highleg](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/highleg), [highlier](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/highlier), [highliest](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/highliest), [highlife](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/highlife)

## Frequently Asked Questions

### How do you pronounce “highlit”?
“highlit” is pronounced /hɪghlɪt/ (hig · hlit). Listen to the native-speaker clips above to hear it in real conversation.

### How many syllables are in “highlit”?
“highlit” has 2 syllables: hig · hlit.

### What does “highlit” mean?
simple past and past participle of highlight; highlighted.

### How can I hear “highlit” used in real sentences?
This page has 1 real-world video example of “highlit” with synchronized subtitles. Use Previous / Next (or ← / → keys) to hear each one at the exact moment it is spoken.


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