alight

  • 41alight upon — land on; bump into; come across …

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  • 42alight from — Get off, get out of …

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  • 43alight on something — aˈlight on/upon sth derived to think of, find or notice sth, especially by chance • Eventually, we alighted on the idea of seeking sponsorship. • Her eyes suddenly alighted on the bundle of documents. Main entry: ↑alightderived …

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  • 44alight upon something — aˈlight on/upon sth derived to think of, find or notice sth, especially by chance • Eventually, we alighted on the idea of seeking sponsorship. • Her eyes suddenly alighted on the bundle of documents. Main entry: ↑alightderived …

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  • 45set the world alight — set the world/place/etc alight phrase to cause great excitement, interest, or admiration His first film didn’t exactly set the world alight. Thesaurus: to make someone feel excited, enthusiastic or impressedsynonym Main entry: alight …

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  • 46set the place alight — set the world/place/etc alight phrase to cause great excitement, interest, or admiration His first film didn’t exactly set the world alight. Thesaurus: to make someone feel excited, enthusiastic or impressedsynonym Main entry: alight …

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  • 47set alight — set alight, set light to, set fire to or set on fire To cause to break into flame and burn • • • Main Entry: ↑set …

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  • 48Alighted — Alight 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… …

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  • 49Alighting — Alight 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… …

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  • 50Alit — Alight 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… …

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