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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Alight \A*light"\, a. [Pref. a- + light.]
     Lighted; lighted up; in a flame. ``The lamps were alight.''
     --Dickens.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Alight \A*light"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Alightedsometimes
     Alit; p. pr. & vb. n. Alighting.] [OE. alihten, fr. AS.
     [=a]l[=i]htan; pref. [=a]- (cf. Goth. us-, G. er-, orig.
     meaning out) + l[=i]htan, to alight, orig. to render light,
     to remove a burden from, fr. l[=i]ht, leoht, light. See
     Light, v. i.]
     1. To spring down, get down, or descend, as from on horseback
        or from a carriage; to dismount.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. To descend and settle, lodge, rest, or stop; as, a flying
        bird alights on a tree; snow alights on a roof.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. To come or chance (upon). [R.]
        [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Alight \A*light"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Alightedsometimes
     Alit; p. pr. & vb. n. Alighting.] [OE. alihten, fr. AS.
     [=a]l[=i]htan; pref. [=a]- (cf. Goth. us-, G. er-, orig.
     meaning out) + l[=i]htan, to alight, orig. to render light,
     to remove a burden from, fr. l[=i]ht, leoht, light. See
     Light, v. i.]
     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). [R.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Alight \A*light"\, a. [Pref. a- + light.]
     Lighted; lighted up; in a flame. ``The lamps were alight.''
     --Dickens.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  alight
       adj : 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"; "blazing logs in the fireplace";
             "a burning cigarette"; "a flaming crackling fire";
             "houses on fire" [syn: ablaze(p), afire(p), aflame(p),
              aflare(p), alight(p), blazing, burning, flaming,
              on fire(p)]
       v 1: to come to rest, settle; "Misfortune lighted upon him" [syn:
             light, perch]
       2: come down; "the birds alighted" [syn: climb down]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  alight
     Αγγλικά vb.
     1 πηδώ προς τα κάτω, κατεβαίνω
     2 # κατεβαίνω, αποβιβάζομαι από όχημα
     3 # κατεβαίνω, ξεκαβαλικεύω από άλογο
     4 κάθομαι μετά από πτώση, καθοδική κίνηση

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  alight
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive also figuratively obsolete) To make#Verb
  less#Adverb heavy#Adjective; to lighten; to alleviate, to relieve.
     2 (lb en intransitive)
     3 # ''Often followed by'' '''from''' ''or'' '''off#Preposition''': to
  get off an animal which one has been ride#Verb; to dismount#Verb; to
  descend or exit#Verb from a vehicle; hence, to complete#Verb one's
  journey#Noun; to stop#Verb.
     4 # (lb en also figuratively) ''Often followed by'' '''at''''',''
  '''on#Preposition''''', or'' '''upon''': of something aloft: to descend
  and settle; to land#Verb, to lodge#Verb, to rest#Verb.
     5 # (lb en archaic)
     6 ## To come down or go down; to descend.
     7 ## ''Often followed by'' '''on''' ''or'' '''upon''': of a
  blow#Noun, something throw#Verb, etc.: to land heavily.
     8 ##* (RQ:Dryden Aeneis book=2 page=251 lines=555–556 passage=But
  ſtorms of Stones, from the proud Temple's height, / Pour down, and on
  our batter'd Helms '''alight'''.)
     9 # (lb en figuratively) ''Often followed by'' '''on''' ''or''
  '''upon''': to find#Verb by accident; to chance upon, to come upon.
     10 # (lb en obsolete) To arrive.
     a.
     1 burning#Adjective, lit#Adjective, on fire.
     2 ''Often followed by'' '''with''': shining#Adjective with
  light#Noun; luminous, radiant#Adjective; also, brightly
  coloured#Adjective; vivid.
     3 # Of an electrical#Adjective light source: switch on and emitting
  light.
     4 (lb en figuratively) aglow with activity or emotion.
     adv.
     (lb en also figuratively) ''Chiefly in'' '''set alight''': in flames,
  on fire; aflame.
     vb.
     1 To cast#Verb light#Noun on (something); to illuminate#Verb, to
  light up.
     2 To set#Verb light to (something); to set (something) on fire; to
  ignite, to light#Verb.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  alight
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive also figuratively obsolete) To make#Verb
  less#Adverb heavy#Adjective; to lighten; to alleviate, to relieve.
     2 (lb en intransitive)
     3 # ''Often followed by'' '''from''' ''or'' '''off#Preposition''': to
  get off an animal which one has been ride#Verb; to dismount#Verb; to
  descend or exit#Verb from a vehicle; hence, to complete#Verb one's
  journey#Noun; to stop#Verb.
     4 # (lb en also figuratively) ''Often followed by'' '''at''''',''
  '''on#Preposition''''', or'' '''upon''': of something aloft: to descend
  and settle; to land#Verb, to lodge#Verb, to rest#Verb.
     5 # (lb en archaic)
     6 ## To come down or go down; to descend.
     7 ## ''Often followed by'' '''on''' ''or'' '''upon''': of a
  blow#Noun, something throw#Verb, etc.: to land heavily.
     8 ##* (RQ:Dryden Aeneis book=2 page=251 lines=555–556 passage=But
  ſtorms of Stones, from the proud Temple's height, / Pour down, and on
  our batter'd Helms '''alight'''.)
     9 # (lb en figuratively) ''Often followed by'' '''on''' ''or''
  '''upon''': to find#Verb by accident; to chance upon, to come upon.
     10 # (lb en obsolete) To arrive.
     a.
     1 burning#Adjective, lit#Adjective, on fire.
     2 ''Often followed by'' '''with''': shining#Adjective with
  light#Noun; luminous, radiant#Adjective; also, brightly
  coloured#Adjective; vivid.
     3 # Of an electrical#Adjective light source: switch on and emitting
  light.
     4 (lb en figuratively) aglow with activity or emotion.
     adv.
     (lb en also figuratively) ''Chiefly in'' '''set alight''': in flames,
  on fire; aflame.
     vb.
     1 To cast#Verb light#Noun on (something); to illuminate#Verb, to
  light up.
     2 To set#Verb light to (something); to set (something) on fire; to
  ignite, to light#Verb.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  alight
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive also figuratively obsolete) To make#Verb
  less#Adverb heavy#Adjective; to lighten; to alleviate, to relieve.
     2 (lb en intransitive)
     3 # ''Often followed by'' '''from''' ''or'' '''off#Preposition''': to
  get off an animal which one has been ride#Verb; to dismount#Verb; to
  descend or exit#Verb from a vehicle; hence, to complete#Verb one's
  journey#Noun; to stop#Verb.
     4 # (lb en also figuratively) ''Often followed by'' '''at''''',''
  '''on#Preposition''''', or'' '''upon''': of something aloft: to descend
  and settle; to land#Verb, to lodge#Verb, to rest#Verb.
     5 # (lb en archaic)
     6 ## To come down or go down; to descend.
     7 ## ''Often followed by'' '''on''' ''or'' '''upon''': of a
  blow#Noun, something throw#Verb, etc.: to land heavily.
     8 ##* (RQ:Dryden Aeneis book=2 page=251 lines=555–556 passage=But
  ſtorms of Stones, from the proud Temple's height, / Pour down, and on
  our batter'd Helms '''alight'''.)
     9 # (lb en figuratively) ''Often followed by'' '''on''' ''or''
  '''upon''': to find#Verb by accident; to chance upon, to come upon.
     10 # (lb en obsolete) To arrive.
     a.
     1 burning#Adjective, lit#Adjective, on fire.
     2 ''Often followed by'' '''with''': shining#Adjective with
  light#Noun; luminous, radiant#Adjective; also, brightly
  coloured#Adjective; vivid.
     3 # Of an electrical#Adjective light source: switch on and emitting
  light.
     4 (lb en figuratively) aglow with activity or emotion.
     adv.
     (lb en also figuratively) ''Chiefly in'' '''set alight''': in flames,
  on fire; aflame.
     vb.
     1 To cast#Verb light#Noun on (something); to illuminate#Verb, to
  light up.
     2 To set#Verb light to (something); to set (something) on fire; to
  ignite, to light#Verb.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  alight
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive also figuratively obsolete) To make#Verb
  less#Adverb heavy#Adjective; to lighten; to alleviate, to relieve.
     2 (lb en intransitive)
     3 # ''Often followed by'' '''from''' ''or'' '''off#Preposition''': to
  get off an animal which one has been ride#Verb; to dismount#Verb; to
  descend or exit#Verb from a vehicle; hence, to complete#Verb one's
  journey#Noun; to stop#Verb.
     4 # (lb en also figuratively) ''Often followed by'' '''at''''',''
  '''on#Preposition''''', or'' '''upon''': of something aloft: to descend
  and settle; to land#Verb, to lodge#Verb, to rest#Verb.
     5 # (lb en archaic)
     6 ## To come down or go down; to descend.
     7 ## ''Often followed by'' '''on''' ''or'' '''upon''': of a
  blow#Noun, something throw#Verb, etc.: to land heavily.
     8 ##* (RQ:Dryden Aeneis book=2 page=251 lines=555–556 passage=But
  ſtorms of Stones, from the proud Temple's height, / Pour down, and on
  our batter'd Helms '''alight'''.)
     9 # (lb en figuratively) ''Often followed by'' '''on''' ''or''
  '''upon''': to find#Verb by accident; to chance upon, to come upon.
     10 # (lb en obsolete) To arrive.
     a.
     1 burning#Adjective, lit#Adjective, on fire.
     2 ''Often followed by'' '''with''': shining#Adjective with
  light#Noun; luminous, radiant#Adjective; also, brightly
  coloured#Adjective; vivid.
     3 # Of an electrical#Adjective light source: switch on and emitting
  light.
     4 (lb en figuratively) aglow with activity or emotion.
     adv.
     (lb en also figuratively) ''Chiefly in'' '''set alight''': in flames,
  on fire; aflame.
     vb.
     1 To cast#Verb light#Noun on (something); to illuminate#Verb, to
  light up.
     2 To set#Verb light to (something); to set (something) on fire; to
  ignite, to light#Verb.

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  alight
     Englanti a.
     1 tuli oleva; tuleen
     2 valaistu; palava
     3 palava, säteilevä
     Englanti vb.
     1 valaista
     2 sytyttää

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  alight
     Engelska a.
     1 upplyst
     2 i lågor, brinnande
     Engelska vb.
     kliva ner, sitta av, landa

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Alight /ɐlˈaɪt/
  حطّ

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  alight //əˈlaɪt// 
  запален, осветен, светнал

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  alight //əˈlaɪt// 
  1. кацам
  of something aloft: to descend and settle
  2. сли́зам
  to get off an animal which one has been riding; to descend or exit from a vehicle