ALL meanings of alight
a·light
A a - adjective alight If something is alight, it is burning. 3
- adjective alight If someone's eyes are alight or if their face is alight, the expression in their eyes or on their face shows that they are feeling a strong emotion such as excitement or happiness. 3
- verb alight If a bird or insect alights somewhere, it lands there. 3
- verb alight When you alight from a train, bus, or other vehicle, you get out of it after a journey. 3
- verb alight If someone alights on something, they suddenly see it, think of it, or take an interest in it. 3
- verb alight to step out (of) or get down (from) 3
- verb alight to come to rest; settle; land 3
- adjective alight burning; on fire 3
- adjective alight illuminated; lit up 3
- intransitive verb alight to get down or off; dismount 3
- intransitive verb alight to come down after flight; descend and settle 3
- intransitive verb alight to come (on or upon) accidentally 3
- adjective alight lighted; burning 3
- adjective alight lighted up 3
- verb without object alight to dismount from a horse, descend from a vehicle, etc. 1
- verb without object alight to settle or stay after descending: The bird alighted on the tree. 1
- verb without object alight to encounter or notice something accidentally. 1
- adjective alight on fire, ablaze 1
- intransitive verb alight person: get out of vehicle 1
- intransitive verb alight bird: land 1
- noun alight (of a bird) descend from the air and settle. 1
- verb alight (Transitive Verb) To make light or less heavy; lighten; alleviate. 0
- verb alight (Intransitive Verb) (with from) To spring down, get down, or descend, as from on horseback or from a carriage; to dismount. 0
- verb alight (Intransitive Verb) (with on) To descend and settle, lodge, rest, or stop. 0
- verb alight (Intransitive Verb) To come or chance (upon). 0
- verb alight (Transitive Verb) To light; light up; illuminate. 0
- verb alight (Transitive Verb) To set light to; light. 0
- adjective alight Lit, on fire, switched on. 0
- adjective alight (figuratively) Lit; on fire, burning. 0