| Subject | English | Russian |
| gen. | begin to get light | светать (It was just beginning to get light, that gray sort of dawn. 4uzhoj) |
| Makarov. | get light | рассветать |
| gen. | get light | брезжить |
| gen. | get light | светать (It gets light very early these summer mornings.
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| Makarov. | get light | рассвести |
| tech. | get light by striking a flint | высекать огонь |
| gen. | get light by striking a flint | высечь огонь |
| Gruzovik, inf. | it is just beginning to get light | забрезжило |
| inf. | it is just beginning to get light | забрало |
| gen. | people used to burn candles to get light | раньше жильё освещали свечами |