alight
21alight — I verb 1) he alighted from the train Syn: get off, step off, disembark from, pile out of; detrain, deplane; dismount Ant: get on, board 2) a swallow alighted on a branch Syn …
22alight — I. /əˈlaɪt / (say uh luyt) verb (i) (alighted or alit /əˈlɪt / (say uh lit), alighting) 1. to get down from a horse or out of a vehicle; dismount. 2. to settle or stay after descending: a bird alights on a tree. 3. (of aircraft) to land. –phrase… …
23alight on — a ˈlight on [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they alight on he/she/it alights on present participle alighting on past tense …
24alight — I. intransitive verb (alighted; also alit; alighting) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English ālīhtan, from ā (perfective prefix) + līhtan to alight more at abide, light Date: before 12th century 1. to come down from something (as a vehicle) …
25alight — alight1 /euh luyt /, v.i., alighted or alit, alighting. 1. to dismount from a horse, descend from a vehicle, etc. 2. to settle or stay after descending: The bird alighted on the tree. 3. to encounter or notice something accidentally. [bef. 1000;… …
26alight on — chance to notice. → alight …
27alight — alight1 verb 1》 (of a bird) descend from the air and settle. 2》 formal descend from public transport. 3》 (alight on) chance to notice. Origin OE ālīhtan, from ā (as an intensifier) + līhtan descend (see light3). alight2 adverb & adjective 1》 on… …
28alight — adjective the stable was alight Syn: burning, ablaze, on fire, in flames, blazing …
29alight — [əˈlaɪt] adj I burning II verb [I] formal alight [əˈlaɪt] to get off a train, bus, or other vehicle …
30alight — I a•light [[t]əˈlaɪt[/t]] v. i. a•light•ed a•lit, a•light•ing 1) to dismount from a horse, descend from a vehicle, etc 2) to settle or stay after descending; come to rest • Etymology: bef. 1000; ME; OE ālīhtan=ā a III+līhtan to relieve (orig. an… …
