verb
a simple past tense and past participle of alight1.
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verb (used without object), a·light·ed or a·lit, a·light·ing.
1.
to dismount from a horse, descend from a vehicle, etc.
2.
to settle or stay after descending: The bird alighted on the tree.
3.
to encounter or notice something accidentally.
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alight1 (əˈlaɪt) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb , alights, alighting, alighted, alit | |
| 1. | ( |
| 2. | to come to rest; settle; land: a thrush alighted on the wall |
| [Old English ālīhtan, from | |
| alight2 (əˈlaɪt) | |
| —adj, —adv | |
| 1. | burning; on fire |
| 2. | illuminated; lit up |
| [Old English ālīht lit up, from ālīhtan to light up; see | |
| alit (əˈlɪt) | |
| —vb | |
| a rare past tense and past participle of alight | |
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