alight
adj.
lit up, illuminated; aflame
v.
get off (bus, horse, etc.); land; encounter, come upon by chance
Fire
alight
Verb
1. to come to rest, settle; "Misfortune lighted upon him"
(synonym) light, perch
(hypernym) land, set down
2. come down; "the birds alighted"
(synonym) climb down
(hypernym) descend, fall, go down, come down
Adjective
1. 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"; "blazing logs in the fireplace"; "a burning cigarette"; "a flaming crackling fire"; "houses on fire"
(synonym) ablaze(p), afire(p), aflame(p), aflare(p), alight(p), blazing, burning, flaming, on fire(p)
(similar) lighted, lit
Alight
(v. i.)
To spring down, get down, or descend, as from on horseback or from a carriage; to dismount.
(v. i.)
To descend and settle, lodge, rest, or stop; as, a flying bird alights on a tree; snow alights on a roof.
(v. i.)
To come or chance (upon).
(a.)
Lighted; lighted up; in a flame.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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alight
v.n.
اترنا , آ بيٹھنا , نيچے آنا , گرانا , پڑنا , آ پڑنا
The bird alighted on the tree.
چڑيا پيڑ پر آ بيٹھي