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alight
(redirected from alighted)

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a·light 1  (-lt)
intr.v. a·light·ed or a·lit (-lt), a·light·ing, a·lights
1. To come down and settle, as after flight: a sparrow alighting on a branch.
2. To get down, as from a vehicle; dismount: The queen alighted from the carriage.
3. To come by chance: alight on a happy solution.

[Middle English alighten, from Old English lhtan : -, intensive pref. + lhtan, to relieve of a burden (from lht, light; see light2).]

a·light 2  (-lt)
adj.
1. Burning; lighted: The discarded match was still alight.
2. Illuminated: The sky was alight with millions of stars.

[Middle English, past participle of alighten, to set on fire, from Old English lhtan, to illuminate : -, intensive pref. + lhtan, to shine (from loht, a light; see light1).]

a·light adv.

alight 1
Verb
[alighting, alighted] or alit
1. to step out of a vehicle or off a horse: we alighted on Vladivostok station
2. to land: we saw thirty goldfinches alighting on the ledge [Old English ālīhtan]

alight 2
Adjective, adv
1. on fire
2. illuminated: the lamp on the desk was alight
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.alight - to come to rest, settle; "Misfortune lighted upon him"
land, set down - reach or come to rest; "The bird landed on the highest branch"; "The plane landed in Istanbul"
2.alightalight - come down; "the birds alighted"      
come down, descend, go down, fall - move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way; "The temperature is going down"; "The barometer is falling"; "The curtain fell on the diva"; "Her hand went up and then fell again"
Adj.1.alightalight - lighted up by or as by fire or flame; "forests set ablaze (or afire) by lightning"; "even the car's tires were aflame"; "a night aflare with fireworks"; "candles alight on the tables"; "houses on fire"
lighted, lit - set afire or burning; "the lighted candles"; "a lighted cigarette"; "a lit firecracker"

alight 1
verb 2. land, light, settle, come down, descend, perch, touch down, come to rest << OPPOSITE take off

alight 2
adjective 1. lit up, bright, brilliant, shining, illuminated, fiery
adjective 2. on fire, ignited, set ablaze, lit, burning, aflame, blazing, flaming, flaring
Translations
alight [əˈlaɪt] adjardiendo
viapearse, bajar

alight [əˈlaɪt] adj, adven feu
vimettre pied à terre; [passenger] → descendre; [bird] → se poser

alight [əˈlaɪt] adjbrennend;
(eyes, expression) → leuchtend
vi (bird) → sich niederlassen;
(passenger) → aussteigen

alight [əˈlaɪt] adjacceso/a
viscendere; [bird] → posarsi

alight1
v alight [əˈlait]
1 to get down from or out of to alight from a bus. afklim يَتَرَجَّل، يَنَزِل مِن / عَن слизам sestoupit, vystoupit stige ned; stige af aussteigen κατεβαίνω, εξέρχομαι apearse de väljuma پیاده شدن laskeutua descendre (de) לַרֶדֶת מִ- नीचे आना sići s vozila leszáll turun stíga út, fara niður (úr) scendere 降りる 내리다 išlipti, nulipti izkāpt; nokāpt turun dari uitstappen stige ned, av zsiadać, wysiadać descer a coborî (din) высаживаться zostúpiť, vystúpiť sestopiti, izstopiti sići stiga av (ner, ur) ลงจากพาหนะ inmek 下來 сходити نیچے اترنا xuống
2 (withon) to settle or land on The bird alighted on the fence. gaan sit يَحُطُّ (الطائِر) кацам snést se, přistát sætte sig; lande sich niederlassen πάω και κάθομαι posarse laskuma نشستن؛ فرود آمدن laskeutua se poser sur לִנְחוֹת עָל उतरना spustiti se rászáll hinggap setjast posarsi とまる 내려 앉다 nutūpti, nusileisti nolaisties hinggap neerstrijken sette seg, lande siadać pousar a se aşeza pe спускаться, садиться zniesť sa, pristáť pristati (na) sleteti landa, slå sig ner บินถลาลง; ลงจอด konmak 落下 спускатися, сідати نیچے اترنا đậu xuống


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