Definitionen
1.VerbTo make less heavy; to lighten; to alleviate, to relieve.
2.VerbOften followed by from or off: to get off an animal which one has been riding; to dismount; to descend or exit from a vehicle; hence, to complete one's journey; to stop."He alighted from his horse.; Passengers are alighting from the carriage.; A flying bird alights upon a tree.; Snow alights on a roof."
3.VerbOften followed by from or off: to get off an animal which one has been riding; to dismount; to descend or exit from a vehicle; hence, to complete one's journey; to stop."He alighted from his horse.; Passengers are alighting from the carriage."
4.VerbOften followed by at, on, or upon: of something aloft: to descend and settle; to land, to lodge, to rest."A flying bird alights upon a tree.; Snow alights on a roof."
5.VerbTo come down or go down; to descend.
Often followed by on or upon: of a blow, something thrown, etc.: to land heavily.
6.VerbTo come down or go down; to descend.
7.VerbOften followed by on or upon: of a blow, something thrown, etc.: to land heavily.
8.VerbOften followed by on or upon: to find by accident; to chance upon, to come upon.
9.VerbTo arrive.
10.VerbTo cast light on (something); to illuminate, to light up.
11.VerbTo set light to (something); to set (something) on fire; to ignite, to light.
12.AdjectiveBurning, lit, on fire."The burning embers and the dry wind quickly set the whole neighbourhood alight.; The sticks were damp and wouldn’t catch alight."
13.AdjectiveOften followed by with: shining with light; luminous, radiant; also, brightly coloured; vivid.
14.AdjectiveOf an electrical light source: switched on and emitting light.
15.AdjectiveAglow with activity or emotion."Her face was alight with happiness."
16.AdverbChiefly in set alight: in flames, on fire; aflame.