- verbalight (verb) · alights (third person present) · alighted (past tense) · alighted (past participle) · alighting (present participle)
- descend from a train, bus, or other form of transport:"he was the only passenger to alight from the train" · "visitors should alight at the Fort Road stop" · "the conductor alights to push the cable car completely around"
- (of a bird) descend from the air and settle:"a lovely blue swallow alighted on a branch"
OriginOld English ālīhtan, from ā- (as an intensifier) + līhtan ‘descend’ (see light).adjectivealight (adjective)- on fire; burning:"the house was alight when the firemen arrived" · "flammable liquid was set alight"
- shining brightly:"a single lamp was alight" · "the boy's face was alight with excitement"
Originlate Middle English: probably from the phrase on a light (= lighted) fire.Similar and Opposite Wordsverb- descend from a train, bus, or other form of transport:
- (of a bird) descend from the air and settle:
adjective- on fire; burning:
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- Learn more:✕This summary was generated using AI based on multiple online sources. To view the original source information, use the "Learn more" links.intr.v. a·light·ed or a·lit (ə-lĭt′), a·light·ing, a·lights 1. To come down and settle, as after flight: "A swarm of black birds flew across the road and alighted in a pecan tree" (Ernest J. Gaines). 2. To get down, as from a vehicle; dismount: The queen alighted from the carriage. 3. To come by chance: alight on a happy solution.www.thefreedictionary.com/alightverb (used without object),a·light·ed or a·lit, a·light·ing. to dismount from a horse, descend from a vehicle, etc. to settle or stay after descending: The bird alighted on the tree. to encounter or notice something accidentally.www.dictionary.com/browse/alightIf something is alight, it is burning. The fire was safely alight. A candle was alight on the chest of drawers. To set something alight means to cause it to start burning.www.thefreedictionary.com/alights
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