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Definition of Alight
1. Adjective. Lighted up by or as by fire or flame. "Houses on fire"
2. Verb. To come to rest, settle. "Misfortune lighted upon him"
3. Verb. Come down. "The birds alighted"
Definition of Alight
1. v. i. To spring down, get down, or descend, as from on horseback or from a carriage; to dismount.
2. a. Lighted; lighted up; in a flame.
Definition of Alight
1. Verb. (transitive) To make light or less heavy; lighten; alleviate. ¹
2. Verb. (intransitive with (term from)) To spring down, get down, or descend, as from on horseback or from a carriage; to dismount. ¹
3. Verb. (intransitive with (term on)) To descend and settle, lodge, rest, or stop. ¹
4. Verb. (intransitive) To come or chance (upon). ¹
5. Verb. (transitive) To light; light up; illuminate. ¹
6. Verb. (transitive) To set light to; light. ¹
7. Adjective. Lit; on fire, switched on. ¹
8. Adjective. (figuratively) Lit; on fire, burning. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Alight
1. to come down from something [v ALIGHTED or ALIT, ALIGHTING, ALIGHTS]
Medical Definition of Alight
1. 1. To spring down, get down, or descend, as from on horseback or from a carriage; to dismount. 2. To descend and settle, lodge, rest, or stop; as, a flying bird alights on a tree; snow alights on a roof. 3. To come or chance (upon). Origin: OE. Alihten, fr. AS. Alihtan; pref. A- (cf. Goth. Us-, G. Er-, orig. Meaning out) + lihtan, to alight, orig. To render light, to remove a burden from, fr. Liht, leoht, light. See Light. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
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