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Definition of green-light verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

green-light

verb
 
/ˌɡriːn ˈlaɪt/
 
/ˌɡriːn ˈlaɪt/
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they green-light
 
/ˌɡriːn ˈlaɪt/
 
/ˌɡriːn ˈlaɪt/
he / she / it green-lights
 
/ˌɡriːn ˈlaɪts/
 
/ˌɡriːn ˈlaɪts/
past simple green-lighted
 
/ˌɡriːn ˈlaɪtɪd/
 
/ˌɡriːn ˈlaɪtɪd/
past simple green-lit
 
/ˌɡriːn ˈlɪt/
 
/ˌɡriːn ˈlɪt/
past participle green-lighted
 
/ˌɡriːn ˈlaɪtɪd/
 
/ˌɡriːn ˈlaɪtɪd/
past participle green-lit
 
/ˌɡriːn ˈlɪt/
 
/ˌɡriːn ˈlɪt/
-ing form green-lighting
 
/ˌɡriːn ˈlaɪtɪŋ/
 
/ˌɡriːn ˈlaɪtɪŋ/
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  1. green-light something to give permission for a project, etc. to start or continue
    • The government has green-lighted $58 billion in spending on infrastructure projects over the next 10 years.
    • A sixth season of the show has been green-lit.

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