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- ALIGHTING | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary
ALIGHTING definition: 1 present participle of alight 2 to get out of a vehicle, especially a train or bus: 3 to land… Learn more
- ALIGHT Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster
The meaning of ALIGHT is to come down from something (such as a vehicle) How to use alight in a sentence
- Alighting - definition of alighting by The Free Dictionary
1 (usually foll by from) to step out (of) or get down (from): to alight from a taxi 2 to come to rest; settle; land: a thrush alighted on the wall v i a•light•ed a•lit, a•light•ing 2 to settle or stay after descending; come to rest 1 provided with light; lighted up 2 on fire; burning
- Alighting Definition Meaning - YourDictionary
Present participle of alight The act of one who alights After a frenzied honk and finger from a following motorist, Fred pointed out a man alighting from a bicycle and climbing the steps of 137
- ALIGHT definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary
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 If a bird or insect alights somewhere, it lands there A thrush alighted on a branch of the pine tree [VERB preposition adverb]
- alighting, adj. meanings, etymology and more | Oxford English Dictionary
The earliest known use of the adjective alighting is in the 1800s OED's earliest evidence for alighting is from 1807, in the writing of Joel Barlow, poet and diplomatist alighting is formed within English, by derivation
- alighting - WordReference. com Dictionary of English
to climb down from a horse, descend from a vehicle to the ground, etc : She alighted gracefully from the limousine to descend and come to rest: The bird alighted on the branch lighted up: [be + ~] The room was alight [after a noun] eyes alight a•light1 (ə līt′), v i , a•light•ed or a•lit, a•light•ing
- Alight - Definition, Meaning Synonyms - Vocabulary. com
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”) Just as the word alight has two distinct grammatical forms and meanings, it has two distinct beginnings in the Old English
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