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English adjective: alight | |||
| 1. | alight lighted up by or as by fire or flame | ||
| Samples | 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. | ||
| Synonyms | ablaze, afire, aflame, aflare, on fire | ||
| Similar | lighted, lit | ||
| Antonyms | unlighted, unlit | ||
English verb: alight | |||
| 1. | alight (motion) to come to rest, settle | ||
| Samples | Misfortune lighted upon him. | ||
| Synonyms | light, perch | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s. Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | land, set down | ||
| 2. | alight (motion) come down | ||
| Samples | The birds alighted. | ||
| Synonyms | climb down | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s. Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | come down, descend, fall, go down | ||
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