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alight
1[uh-lahyt]
verb (used without object)
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.
alight
2[uh-lahyt]
adverb
provided with light; lighted up.
on fire; burning.
alight
1/ əˈɪ /
verb
(usually foll 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
alight
2/ əˈɪ /
adjective
burning; on fire
illuminated; lit up
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of alight1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of alight1
Origin of alight2
Example Sentences
Dighton threw one Molotov cocktail at a police van, but it failed to ignite, so he poured petrol onto another and set it alight.
Whereas Hull KR have put in some stunning performances on their way to victory this season, it is fair to say the Challenge Cup final might not have set the world alight for the neutral.
A car was set alight in the same street four days earlier on 8 May.
A car was set alight in the same street four days earlier on May 8.
Mr Peck said the neighbour's car, a silver Ford Focus, which had been set alight the night of the fire, had not been fully excavated and appropriate samples had not been taken within 24 hours.
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