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Definition alight

Etymology 1

From Middle English alighten, from a merger of Old English ?l?htan (“to alight, dismount”), from prefix ?- (compare Gothic ??- (us-), German er- originally meaning "out") + l?htan (“to alight”); and Old English ?el?htan (“to alight, approach, come, come down, dismount”); equivalent to a- +‎ light (“to dismount”).

Verb

alight (third-person singular simple present alights, present participle alighting, simple past and past participle alighted or alit)

1. (intransitive, with from) To get off or exit a vehicle or animal; to descend; to dismount.
2. (intransitive, with on or at) To descend and settle, lodge, rest, or stop.
3. (intransitive, followed by upon) To find by accident; to come upon.
4. (intransitive) To befall or betide.

Etymology 2

From Middle English alighten, from a merger of Old English ?l?htan (“to lighten, relieve, alleviate, take off, take away, alight”) and Old English ?el?htan (“to lighten, mitigate, assuage”); equivalent to a- +‎ light.

Verb

alight (third-person singular simple present alights, present participle alighting, simple past and past participle alighted)

1. (transitive) To make light or less heavy; lighten; alleviate.

Etymology 3

From Middle English alighten, from Old English ?l?htan (“to light up, enlighten”); equivalent to a- +‎ light. Cognate with German erleuchten (“to light up, illuminate”).

Verb

alight (third-person singular simple present alights, present participle alighting, simple past and past participle alit or alighted)

1. (transitive) To light; light up; illuminate.
2. (transitive) To set light to; light.

Etymology 4

From Middle English alight, from Old English *?l?hted, past participle of ?l?htan (“to alight”); see above.

Adjective

alight (not comparable)

1. Lit, on fire, switched on.
2. (figuratively) Lit; on fire, burning.

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