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Define alights. alights synonyms, alights pronunciation, alights translation, English dictionary definition of alights. intr.v. a·light·ed or a·lit , a·light·ing ...
ALIGHTING definition: 1. present participle of alight 2. to get out of a vehicle, especially a train or bus: 3. to land…. Learn more.
Jun 8, 2024 · alight (third-person singular simple present alights, present participle alighting, simple past and past participle alighted or alit) ( transitive, also figuratively, obsolete) To make less heavy; to lighten; to alleviate, to relieve . Often followed by from or off: to get off an animal which one has been riding; to dismount; to descend or exit ...
The word alight has two distinct meanings: it can mean coming down or settling in a delicate manner, such as a bird perching, or it can be a rather poetic way to describe something that’s on fire (or “afire”).
Dec 6, 2023 · alight on/upon: [phrasal verb] to see, notice, or think of (something).
Synonyms for ALIGHT: illuminated, lighted, illumined, lit, light, bright, brightened, ablaze; Antonyms of ALIGHT: darkened, blackened, dark, dusk, dusky, unlit ...
alight, adj. & adv. meanings, etymology, pronunciation and more in the Oxford English Dictionary
