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Word: alight
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Meaning:
Adjective:
- figuratively Lit; on fire, burning.
- Lit; on fire, switched on.
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Verb:
- intransitive To come or chance (upon).
- intransitive (with '''from''') To spring down, get down, or descend, as from on horseback or from a carriage; to dismount; as , ''passengers alighting from the carriage''.
- intransitive (with '''on''') To descend and settle, lodge, rest, or stop; as, ''a flying bird alights on a tree'', ''snow alights on a roof''.
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