Alight

verb

/əˈlaɪt/

Word Frequency: 0.9

Definitions

1.verb(with from) To get off or exit a vehicle or animal; to descend; to dismount.

"He alighted from his horse."

2.verb(with on or at) To descend and settle, lodge, rest, or stop.

"A flying bird alights on a tree."

3.verb(followed by upon) To find by accident; to come upon.

4.verbTo befall or betide.

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