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Meaning of 'alight'
Meaning of 'alight' (Webster Dictionary)
1. Alight 
[ a.]
- Lighted; lighted up; in a flame. [ a.]2. Alight [ v. i.]
- To spring down, get down, or descend, as from on
horseback or from a carriage; to dismount. [ v. i.]- To descend and settle, lodge, rest, or stop; as, a flying bird alights on a tree; snow alights on a roof.
- To come or chance (upon).
Meaning of 'alight' (Princeton's WordNet)
1. alight [ v]
[ v]Meaning (1):
- to come to rest, settle
- to come to rest, settle
Example in sentence:
- Misfortune lighted upon him
Meaning (2):
- come down
- come down
Example in sentence:
- the birds alighted
2. alight [ s]
[ s]Meaning (3):
- lighted up by or as by fire or flame
- lighted up by or as by fire or flame
Example in sentence:
- a night aflare with fireworks;
- candles alight on the tables;
- even the car's tires were aflame;
- forests set ablaze (or afire) by lightning;
- houses on fire
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