alight
11alight — I UK [əˈlaɪt] / US adjective [never before noun] 1) burning set something alight: Dozens of cars were set alight. 2) literary if someone s face or eyes are alight, their expression shows a feeling such as excitement or happiness 3) literary… …
12alight — adj. VERBS ▪ be ▪ catch (esp. BrE) ▪ His clothing caught alight. ▪ remain, stay (both esp. BrE) ▪ The fire should rem …
13alight — a|light1 [ ə laıt ] adjective never before noun 1. ) LITERARY if someone s face or eyes are alight, their expression shows a feeling such as excitement or happiness 2. ) LITERARY bright or shining 3. ) MAINLY BRITISH burning: set something alight …
14alight — v. (formal) (D; intr.) to alight from (to alight from a vehicle) * * * [ə laɪt] (formal) (D; intr.) to alight from (to alight from a vehicle) …
15alight — 1 adjective (not before noun) 1 burning: set sth alight: Several cars were set alight by rioters. 2 someone whose face or eyes are alight is excited and happy 3 bright with light or colour 2 verb (I) formal 1 if a bird or insect alights on… …
16alight on — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms alight on : present tense I/you/we/they alight on he/she/it alights on present participle alighting on past tense alighted on past participle alighted on alight on something to suddenly notice or think of… …
17alight — 1. v.intr. 1 a (often foll. by from) descend from a vehicle. b dismount from a horse. 2 descend and settle; come to earth from the air. 3 (foll. by on) find by chance; notice. Etymology: OE alihtan (as A (2), lihtan LIGHT(2) v.) 2. predic.adj. 1… …
18alight — 1. verb /əˈlaɪt/ a) (with from) To spring down, get down, or descend, as from on horseback or from a carriage; to dismount; as , passengers alighting from the carriage. b) (with on) To descend and settle …
19alight — {{11}}alight (adj.) on fire, early 15c., apparently from M.E. aliht, pp. of alihton (O.E. on lihtan) to light up, also to shine upon (see LIGHT (Cf. light) (n.)). {{12}}alight (v.) to descend, dismount, O.E. alihtan, originally to lighten, take… …
20alight — v. a. == descend, alight. 1897 B. RG. 468. part, ‘alight.’ RG. 433. AS. a lihtan …
