Alight

[a·light]

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”).

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To spring down, get down, or descend, as from on horseback or from a carriage; to dismount.

Verb
come down; "the birds alighted"

Verb
to come to rest, settle; "Misfortune lighted upon him"

v. i.
To spring down, get down, or descend, as from on horseback or from a carriage; to dismount.

v. i.
To descend and settle, lodge, rest, or stop; as, a flying bird alights on a tree; snow alights on a roof.

v. i.
To come or chance (upon).

a.
Lighted; lighted up; in a flame.

Alight

A*light" , v. i. [imp. & p. p. Alighted sometimes Alit ; p. pr. & vb. n. Alighting.] [OE. alihten, fr. AS. 'bel'c6htan; pref. 'be- (cf. Goth. us-, G. er-, orig. meaning out) + l'c6htan, to alight, orig. to render light, to remove a burden from, fr. l'c6ht, leoht, light. See Light, v. i.] 1. To spring down, get down, or descend, as from on horseback or from a carriage; to dismount. 2. To descend and settle, lodge, rest, or stop; as, a flying bird alights on a tree; snow alights on a roof. 3. To come or chance (upon). [R.]

Alight

A*light", a. [Pref. a- + light.] Lighted; lighted up; in a flame. "The lamps were alight." Dickens.

To spring down, get down, or descend, as from on horseback or from a carriage; to dismount.

Lighted; lighted up; in a flame.

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Usage Examples

Happiness is a butterfly, which when pursued, is always just beyond your grasp, but which, if you will sit down quietly, may alight upon you.

Misspelled Form

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