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Highlight means to emphasize or draw attention to. Regular verb: highlight-highlighted-highlighted.
Meanings
- To emphasize importance
- To mark with bright color
- To be the best part of
Common Collocations
highlight the issue
highlight text
highlight of the trip
highlight key points
Tip for Learners
Highlight means draw attention to. "I want to highlight this point."
Present Simple
| I | highlight |
| you | highlight |
| he/she/it | highlights |
| we | highlight |
| they | highlight |
Examples - Present Simple
- I highlight important passages in books.
- You highlight key points in presentations.
- She highlights her achievements.
- We highlight the main findings.
- They highlight success stories.
Present Continuous
| I | am highlighting |
| you | are highlighting |
| he/she/it | is highlighting |
| we | are highlighting |
| they | are highlighting |
Examples - Present Continuous
- I am highlighting the important parts.
- You are highlighting the text.
- He is highlighting the key points.
- We are highlighting our accomplishments.
- They are highlighting the issues.
Present Perfect
| I | have highlighted |
| you | have highlighted |
| he/she/it | has highlighted |
| we | have highlighted |
| they | have highlighted |
Examples - Present Perfect
- I have highlighted the main points.
- You have highlighted the key findings.
- She has highlighted her experience.
- We have highlighted the problems.
- They have highlighted the successes.
Present Perfect Continuous
| I | have been highlighting |
| you | have been highlighting |
| he/she/it | has been highlighting |
| we | have been highlighting |
| they | have been highlighting |
Examples - Present Perfect Continuous
- I have been highlighting passages all day.
- You have been highlighting the text.
- She has been highlighting key points.
- We have been highlighting findings.
- They have been highlighting issues.
Past Simple
| I | highlighted |
| you | highlighted |
| he/she/it | highlighted |
| we | highlighted |
| they | highlighted |
Examples - Past Simple
- I highlighted the important sections.
- You highlighted the key points.
- She highlighted her skills.
- We highlighted the main findings.
- They highlighted the problems.
Past Continuous
| I | was highlighting |
| you | were highlighting |
| he/she/it | was highlighting |
| we | were highlighting |
| they | were highlighting |
Examples - Past Continuous
- I was highlighting when you called.
- You were highlighting the text.
- She was highlighting key points.
- We were highlighting findings.
- They were highlighting issues.
Past Perfect
| I | had highlighted |
| you | had highlighted |
| he/she/it | had highlighted |
| we | had highlighted |
| they | had highlighted |
Examples - Past Perfect
- I had highlighted everything before the meeting.
- You had highlighted the key points.
- She had highlighted her achievements.
- We had highlighted the findings.
- They had highlighted the problems.
Past Perfect Continuous
| I | had been highlighting |
| you | had been highlighting |
| he/she/it | had been highlighting |
| we | had been highlighting |
| they | had been highlighting |
Examples - Past Perfect Continuous
- I had been highlighting for hours.
- You had been highlighting the text.
- She had been highlighting key points.
- We had been highlighting findings.
- They had been highlighting issues.
Future Simple
| I | will highlight |
| you | will highlight |
| he/she/it | will highlight |
| we | will highlight |
| they | will highlight |
Examples - Future Simple
- I will highlight the key findings.
- You will highlight the important parts.
- She will highlight her achievements.
- We will highlight the main points.
- They will highlight the problems.
Future Continuous
| I | will be highlighting |
| you | will be highlighting |
| he/she/it | will be highlighting |
| we | will be highlighting |
| they | will be highlighting |
Examples - Future Continuous
- I will be highlighting sections tomorrow.
- You will be highlighting the text.
- She will be highlighting key points.
- We will be highlighting findings.
- They will be highlighting issues.
Future Perfect
| I | will have highlighted |
| you | will have highlighted |
| he/she/it | will have highlighted |
| we | will have highlighted |
| they | will have highlighted |
Examples - Future Perfect
- I will have highlighted everything by then.
- You will have highlighted the key points.
- She will have highlighted her achievements.
- We will have highlighted the findings.
- They will have highlighted the problems.
Future Perfect Continuous
| I | will have been highlighting |
| you | will have been highlighting |
| he/she/it | will have been highlighting |
| we | will have been highlighting |
| they | will have been highlighting |
Examples - Future Perfect Continuous
- I will have been highlighting for hours.
- You will have been highlighting the text.
- She will have been highlighting key points.
- We will have been highlighting findings.
- They will have been highlighting issues.