a|light

a|light
a|light1 «uh LYT», intransitive verb, a|light|ed or (Poetic) a|lit, a|light|ing.
1. to get down; get off; dismount: »

to alight from a bus. He alighted from the horse.

 SYNONYM(S): descend.
2. to come down from the air and lightly settle; come down from flight: »

The bird alighted on our window sill.

SYNONYM(S): land, light.
3. to come by chance; happen: »

I alighted on just the book I needed in the library…we alighted upon a sign which manifestly referred to billiards (Mark Twain).

╂[Old English ālīhtan < ā- away, out + līhtan lighten < līht light (in weight)]
a|light2 «uh LYT», adverb, adjective.
1. on fire; lighted: »

Is the kindling alight?

2. lighted up; aglow: »

Figurative. Her face was alight with happiness.

╂[Old English ālīht illuminated, past participle of ālīhtan to light up]

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