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The meaning of ALIGHT is to come down from something (such as a vehicle). How to use alight in a sentence.
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ALIGHT definition: 1. burning: 2. brightly lit up: 3. showing excitement and happiness: . Learn more.
verb (used without object) , a·light·ed or a·lit, a·light·ing. to dismount from a horse, descend from a vehicle, etc. to settle or stay after descending: The bird alighted on the tree. to encounter or notice something accidentally.
burning: I had to use a little gas to get the fire alight. The rioters overturned several cars and set them alight. He was smoking in bed and his blankets caught alight. Synonyms. ablaze. aflame literary. on fire. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples.
If something is alight, it is burning. Several buildings were set alight. The gas fire was still alight. If someone's eyes are alight or if their face is alight, the expression in their eyes or on their face shows that they are feeling a strong emotion such as excitement or happiness.
The word alight has two distinct meanings: it can mean coming down or settling in a delicate manner, such as a bird perching, or it can be a rather poetic way to describe something that’s on fire (or “afire”).
1. To come down and settle, as after flight: "A swarm of black birds flew across the road and alighted in a pecan tree" (Ernest J. Gaines). 2. To get down, as from a vehicle; dismount: The queen alighted from the carriage. 3. To come by chance: alight on a happy solution.
