Meaning of ALIGHT
| Pronunciation: | | u'lIt
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- [v] come down, as of a bird
- [v] to come to rest, settle; "Misfortune lighted upon him."
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| | Synonyms: | | climb down, light, perch |
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| | See Also: | | come down, descend, fall, go down, land, set down | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\A*light"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Alighted}sometimes
{Alit}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Alighting}.] [OE. alihten, fr. AS.
[=a]l[=i]htan; pref. [=a]- (cf. Goth. us-, G. er-, orig.
meaning out) + l[=i]htan, to alight, orig. to render light,
to remove a burden from, fr. l[=i]ht, leoht, light. See
{Light}, v. i.]
1. To spring down, get down, or descend, as from on horseback
or from a carriage; to dismount.
2. To descend and settle, lodge, rest, or stop; as, a flying
bird alights on a tree; snow alights on a roof.
3. To come or chance (upon). [R.]
\A*light"\, a. [Pref. a- + light.]
Lighted; lighted up; in a flame. ``The lamps were alight.''
--Dickens.
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