verb Download 🔗Share (with from) To get off or exit a vehicle or animal; to descend; to dismount. Examples : "He alighted from his horse." vehicle action Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share (with on or at) To descend and settle, lodge, rest, or stop. Examples : "A flying bird alights on a tree." action place Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share (followed by upon) To find by accident; to come upon. Examples : "While cleaning the attic, I alighted upon a box of my grandmother's old letters. " action event Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To befall or betide. Examples : "Misfortune alighted upon Sarah when her car broke down on the way to school. " event disaster Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To make light or less heavy; lighten; alleviate. Examples : "The heavy workload at work started to alight the pressure on me, and I felt a bit better. " action energy Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To light; light up; illuminate. Examples : "The spotlight will alight the stage for the school play. " energy physics Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To set light to; light. Examples : "The campfire was ready; we could now alight the firewood. " energy action Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective Download 🔗Share Lit, on fire, switched on. Examples : "The campfire was alight, casting warm light on the faces gathered around it. " energy electric Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective Download 🔗Share Lit; on fire, burning. Examples : "Her face was alight with happiness." energy physics Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
