alight (redirected from alighting)

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.

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

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a·light ²  (-lt)

adj.

1. Burning; lighted: The discarded match was still alight.

2. Illuminated: The sky was alight with millions of stars.

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[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).]

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a·light adv.

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alight¹

vb alights, alighting, alighted, alit (intr)

1. (usually foll by from) to step out (of) or get down (from) to alight from a taxi

2. to come to rest; settle; land a thrush alighted on the wall

[Old English ālīhtan, from a-² + līhtan to make less heavy, from līht light²]

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alight²

adj (postpositive)

adv

1. burning; on fire

2. illuminated; lit up

[Old English ālīht lit up, from ālīhtan to light up; see light¹]

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	alight - to come to rest, settle; "Misfortune lighted upon him" perch, light land, set down - reach or come to rest; "The bird landed on the highest branch"; "The plane landed in Istanbul"
	2.	alight - come down; "the birds alighted"       climb down 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.	alight - 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" afire, on fire, ablaze, aflame, aflare lighted, lit - set afire or burning; "the lighted candles"; "a lighted cigarette"; "a lit firecracker"

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alight¹

verb

1. get off, descend, get down, disembark, dismount Two men alighted from the vehicle.

2. land, light, settle, come down, descend, perch, touch down, come to rest A thrush alighted on a branch of the pine tree.
land rise, scale, mount, climb, go up, take off, soar, move up, ascend, lift off, fly up, float up

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alight²

adjective lit up, bright, brilliant, shining, illuminated, fiery Her face was alight with happiness.

set alight set on fire, ignite, set ablaze, light, set burning, set aflame, set blazing, set flaming, set flaring The rioters set several buildings alight.

Translations

alight¹ [əˈlaɪt] ADJ

1. (lit) to be alight [fire] → estar ardiendo; [lamp] → estar encendido or (LAm) prendido
to keep a fire alight → mantener un fuego ardiendo
to set alight → pegar fuego a, incendiar

2. (fig) alight with [+ happiness, enthusiasm] → resplandeciente de

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alight² [əˈlaɪt] VI

1. (from vehicle) → bajar, apearse (from de)

2. (on branch, etc) [bird, insect] → posarse (on sobre)

alight on VI + PREP [+ fact, idea] → caer en la cuenta de, darse cuenta de

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alight [əˈlaɪt]

adj

(= lit) [match, fire] → allumé(e) (= on fire) [building, grass] → en feu
to set sth alight → mettre le feu à qch
to set o.s. alight → s'immoler par le feu

(fig) [eyes] → brillant(e); [face] → rayonnant(e)
to be alight with sth [+ excitement, pleasure, happiness, pride] [eyes] → briller de qch; [face] → rayonner de qch
to set sth alight (fig) → enflammer qch

vi

[passenger] → descendre; [bird] → se poser
to alight from sth → descendre de qch

to alight on [eyes] → se poser sur

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alight¹ (form)

vi

(person) → aussteigen (from aus); (from horse) → absitzen (from von)

(bird) → sich niederlassen (→ on auf +dat); his eyes alighted on the ring → sein Blick fiel auf den Ring

to alight on a fact/an idea etc → auf ein Faktum/eine Idee etc stoßen

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alight²

adj pred to be alight (fire) → brennen; (building also) → in Flammen stehen; to keep the fire alight → das Feuer in Gang halten; to set something alight → etw in Brand setzen or stecken; her face was alight with pleasure → ihr Gesicht or sie glühte vor Freude

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alight¹ [əˈlaɪt] adj to be alight (building) → essere in fiamme; (fire) → essere acceso/a

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alight² [əˈlaɪt] vi (from vehicle) to alight (from) → scendere (da); (bird) to alight (on) → posarsi (su)

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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 astua alas 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, gå av zsiadać, wysiadać descer a coborî (din) высаживаться zostúpiť, vystúpiť sestopiti, izstopiti sići stiga av (ner, ur) ลงจากพาหนะ inmek (從交通工具)下來 сходити نیچے اترنا xuống 下来

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 착륙하다 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 飛落在，降在 спускатися, сідати نیچے اترنا đậu xuống 落下

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alight²

adj alight [əˈlait]

burning; very bright The bonfire was still alight; His eyes were alight with joy. aan die brand, lewendig مُشْتَعِل، مَضْطَرِم горящ hořící, zářící i brand; strålende leuchtend φλεγόμενος, αναψοκοκκινισμένος encendido, ardiente leegitsev نورانی؛ سوزان loistaa embrasé, allumé בּוֹעֵר, דוֹלֵק उज्‍ज्‍वल, चमकदार zablistati égő menyala logandi, ljómandi acceso 燃えて 불타는 degantis, žioruojantis degošs; gaišs; līksms menyala brandend i brann; strålende opplyst płonący aceso aprins горящий; светящийся horiaci, žiariaci žareč blistav []tänd, strålande ซึ่งกำลังลุกโชนอยู่; โชติช่วง tutuşmuş, yanmakta 燃燒著，發亮的 освітлений جلنے سے روشن ہونا cháy sáng 发亮的