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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024a•light1 /əˈlaɪt/USA pronunciation v. [no object], a•light•ed or a•lit/əˈlɪt/USA pronunciation a•light•ing. - to climb down from a horse, descend from a vehicle to the ground, etc.:She alighted gracefully from the limousine.
- to descend and come to rest:The bird alighted on the branch.
a•light2 /əˈlaɪt/USA pronunciation adj. - having light;
provided with light;
lighted up: [be + ~]The room was alight.[after a noun]eyes alight.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024a•light1 (ə līt′),USA pronunciation v.i., a•light•ed or a•lit, a•light•ing. - to dismount from a horse, descend from a vehicle, etc.
- to settle or stay after descending:The bird alighted on the tree.
- to encounter or notice something accidentally.
- Middle English alighten, Old English ālīhtan, equivalent. to ā- a-3 + līhtan to relieve (origin, originally an animal mount) of weight, light2) bef. 1000
- provided with light;
lighted up. - on fire;
burning.
- bef. 1000; now taken as a-1 + light1; origin, originally past participle of alight to light up (Middle English alihten, Old English onlīhtan, equivalent. to on a-1 + līhtan to light1)
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: alight /əˈlaɪt/ vb (alights, alighting, alighted, alit)(intransitive)- (usually followed by from) to step out (of) or get down (from): to alight from a taxi
- to come to rest; settle; land: a thrush alighted on the wall
Etymology: Old English ālīhtan, from a-² + līhtan to make less heavy, from līht light² alight /əˈlaɪt/ adj , adv (postpositive)- burning; on fire
- illuminated; lit up
Etymology: Old English ālīht lit up, from ālīhtan to light up; see light1 |