alight

a·light¹

A0200700 (ə-līt′)intr.v. a·light·ed or a·lit (ə-lĭt′), a·light·ing, a·lights 1. To come down and settle, as after flight: "A swarm of black birds flew across the road and alighted in a pecan tree" (Ernest J. Gaines).2. To get down, as from a vehicle; dismount: The queen alighted from the carriage.3. To come by chance: alight on a happy solution.

[Middle English alighten, from Old English ālīhtan : ā-, intensive pref. + līhtan, to relieve of a burden (from līht, light; see light²).]

a·light²

A0200700 (ə-līt′)adj.1. Burning; lighted: The discarded match was still alight.2. Illuminated: The sky was alight with millions of stars.

[Middle English, past participle of alighten, to set on fire, from Old English ālīhtan, to illuminate : ā-, intensive pref. + līhtan, to shine (from lēoht, a light; see light¹).]

a·light′ adv.

alight

(əˈlaɪt) vb (intr) , alights, alighting, alighted or alit1. (usually foll by from) to step out (of) or get down (from): to alight from a taxi. 2. to come to rest; settle; land: a thrush alighted on the wall. [Old English ālīhtan, from a-² + līhtan to make less heavy, from līht light²]

alight

(əˈlaɪt) adj, adv (postpositive) 1. burning; on fire2. illuminated; lit up[Old English ālīht lit up, from ālīhtan to light up; see light¹]

a•light¹

(əˈlaɪt)

v.i. a•light•ed a•lit, a•light•ing. 1. to dismount from a horse, descend from a vehicle, etc. 2. to settle or stay after descending; come to rest. [before 1000; Middle English; Old English ālīhtan=ā- a-³ + līhtan to relieve (orig. an animal mount) of weight, light²]

a•light²

(əˈlaɪt)
adv., adj. 1. provided with light; lighted up. 2. on fire; burning. [before 1000; now taken as a-¹ + light¹; orig. past participle of alight to light up (Middle English alihten, Old English onlīhtan=on- a-¹ + līhtan to light¹)]

alight

If something is alight, it is burning.

The fire was safely alight.A candle was alight on the chest of drawers.

To set something alight means to cause it to start burning.

...paraffin that had been poured on the ground and set alight.

Be Careful!
You do not use alight in front of a noun. You do not say, for example, 'People rushed out of the alight building'. You say 'People rushed out of the burning building'.

alight

Past participle: alit/alighted
Gerund: alighting

Imperative
alight
alight

Present
I alight
you alight
he/she/it alights
we alight
you alight
they alight

Preterite
I alit/alighted
you alit/alighted
he/she/it alit/alighted
we alit/alighted
you alit/alighted
they alit/alighted

Present Continuous
I am alighting
you are alighting
he/she/it is alighting
we are alighting
you are alighting
they are alighting

Present Perfect
I have alit/alighted
you have alit/alighted
he/she/it has alit/alighted
we have alit/alighted
you have alit/alighted
they have alit/alighted

Past Continuous
I was alighting
you were alighting
he/she/it was alighting
we were alighting
you were alighting
they were alighting

Past Perfect
I had alit/alighted
you had alit/alighted
he/she/it had alit/alighted
we had alit/alighted
you had alit/alighted
they had alit/alighted

Future
I will alight
you will alight
he/she/it will alight
we will alight
you will alight
they will alight

Future Perfect
I will have alit/alighted
you will have alit/alighted
he/she/it will have alit/alighted
we will have alit/alighted
you will have alit/alighted
they will have alit/alighted

Future Continuous
I will be alighting
you will be alighting
he/she/it will be alighting
we will be alighting
you will be alighting
they will be alighting

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been alighting
you have been alighting
he/she/it has been alighting
we have been alighting
you have been alighting
they have been alighting

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been alighting
you will have been alighting
he/she/it will have been alighting
we will have been alighting
you will have been alighting
they will have been alighting

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been alighting
you had been alighting
he/she/it had been alighting
we had been alighting
you had been alighting
they had been alighting

Conditional
I would alight
you would alight
he/she/it would alight
we would alight
you would alight
they would alight

Past Conditional
I would have alit/alighted
you would have alit/alighted
he/she/it would have alit/alighted
we would have alit/alighted
you would have alit/alighted
they would have alit/alighted

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	alight - to come to rest, settle; "Misfortune lighted upon him"perch, lightland, set down - reach or come to rest; "The bird landed on the highest branch"; "The plane landed in Istanbul"
	2.	alight - come down; "the birds alighted" climb downcome down, descend, go down, fall - move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way; "The temperature is going down"; "The barometer is falling"; "The curtain fell on the diva"; "Her hand went up and then fell again"
Adj.	1.	alight - lighted up by or as by fire or flame; "forests set ablaze (or afire) by lightning"; "even the car's tires were aflame"; "a night aflare with fireworks"; "candles alight on the tables"; "houses on fire"afire, on fire, ablaze, aflame, aflarelighted, lit - set afire or burning; "the lighted candles"; "a lighted cigarette"; "a lit firecracker"

alight

¹verb1. get off, descend, get down, disembark, dismount Two men alighted from the vehicle.2. land, light, settle, come down, descend, perch, touch down, come to rest A thrush alighted on a branch of the pine tree.
land rise, scale, mount, climb, go up, take off, soar, move up, ascend, lift off, fly up, float up

alight

²adjective lit up, bright, brilliant, shining, illuminated, fiery Her face was alight with happiness.set alight set on fire, ignite, set ablaze, light, set burning, set aflame, set blazing, set flaming, set flaring The rioters set several buildings alight.

alight¹

verbTo come to rest on the ground:land, light, set down, settle, touch down.phrasal verb
alight on or upon
Archaic. To find or meet by chance:bump into, chance on (or upon), come across, come on (or upon), find, happen on (or upon), light on (or upon), run across, run into, stumble on (or upon), tumble on.Idiom: meet up with.

alight²

adjectiveOn fire:ablaze, afire, aflame, burning, conflagrant, fiery, flaming.Idioms: in a blaze, in flames.

Translations

从交通工具下来发亮的点着的落下飞落

alight¹

(əˈlait) – past tense, past participle aˈlighted – verb1. to get down from or out of. to alight from a bus. （从交通工具）下来 2. (with on) to settle or land on. The bird alighted on the fence. 落下，飞落

alight²

(əˈlait) adjective burning; very bright. The bonfire was still alight; His eyes were alight with joy. 发亮的，点着的

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set the heather alight

To do wonderful or exciting things; to cause a great or remarkable sensation in the world; to be extremely exciting, popular, famous, renowned, etc. (Often used in the negative to indicate the opposite. Said especially in Scotland.) Primarily heard in UK. I wouldn't be too concerned with what he thinks of you. For all his money and education, he's hardly setting the heather alight, is he? When she was a child, Janet dreamed of setting the heather alight as a famous actress.See also: alight, heather, set

set the Thames alight

To do wonderful or exciting things; to cause a great or remarkable sensation in the world; to be extremely exciting, popular, famous, renowned, etc. (Refers to the Thames river in London. Often used in the negative to indicate the opposite.) Primarily heard in UK. I wouldn't be too concerned with what he thinks of you. For all his money and education, he's hardly setting the Thames alight, is he? When she was a child, Janet dreamed of setting the Thames alight as a famous actress.See also: alight, set, Thames

set the world alight

To do wonderful or exciting things; to cause a great or remarkable sensation in the world; to be extremely exciting, popular, famous, renowned, etc. (Often used in the negative to indicate the opposite.) I wouldn't be too concerned with what he thinks of you. For all his money and education, he's hardly setting the world alight, is he? As a girl, Janet dreamed of setting the world alight as a famous actress.See also: alight, set, world

alight from

To get down from, or off of, something (usually a vehicle). The children alighted from the school bus on the first day of school. We've landed, but we still need to alight from the plane.See also: alight

alight (up)on

1. To land or rest upon something. The large black crow alighted on the telephone wire high above the street. As he walked into the room, his eyes alighted upon a gorgeous woman wearing a red dress.2. To arrive at a thought or idea. The engineer alighted on a mathematical solution to the problem he'd been trying to solve all week.See also: alight

alight from something

to get off something; to get down off something. Almost three hundred people alighted from the plane.See also: alight

alight (up)on someone or something

to land on something; [for a bird or other flying animal] to come to rest on something. (Upon is more formal than on.) A small bird alighted on the branch directly over my head. It alighted upon the branch and began to sing.See also: alight, on

not set the world on fire

not set the world alight

If someone or something does not set the world on fire or does not set the world alight, they do not cause great excitement or interest. The 29-year-old Frenchman hasn't exactly set the tennis world on fire. The series isn't setting the world alight, despite some good writing and solid performances.See also: fire, not, on, set, world

set the world alight (or on fire)

achieve something sensational. informal A British variant of this expression is set the Thames on fire . 1976 Dick Francis In the Frame He was the same sort of man my father had been, middle-aged, middle-of-the-road, expert at his chosen job but unlikely to set the world on fire. See also: alight, set, world

alight on

v.1. To come down and settle on something; land on something: I watch the birds alight on the branches outside my window.2. To discover or arrive at something by chance: The workers alighted on a simple solution to the problem.See also: alight, on

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verb get off

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adj lit up

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verb to come to rest on the ground

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phrase alight on: to find or meet by chance

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adj on fire

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verb to come to rest, settle

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verb come down

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adj lighted up by or as by fire or flame

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