alights (verb)

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• alight — [[t]əla͟ɪt[/t]] alights, alighting, alighted 1) ADJ: v n ADJ, v link ADJ If something is alight, it is burning. Several buildings were set alight... The gas fire was still alight. Syn: ablaze 2) ADJ: v link ADJ, oft ADJ with n If someone s eyes… …   English dictionary

• alight — 1. verb /əˈlaɪt/ a) (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. b) (with on) To descend and settle …   Wiktionary

• alight — I UK [əˈlaɪt] / US adjective [never before noun] 1) burning set something alight: Dozens of cars were set alight. 2) literary if someone s face or eyes are alight, their expression shows a feeling such as excitement or happiness 3) literary… …   English dictionary

• alight — I. /əˈlaɪt / (say uh luyt) verb (i) (alighted or alit /əˈlɪt / (say uh lit), alighting) 1. to get down from a horse or out of a vehicle; dismount. 2. to settle or stay after descending: a bird alights on a tree. 3. (of aircraft) to land. –phrase… …  

• carry — [c]/ˈkæri / (say karee) verb (carried, carrying) –verb (t) 1. to convey from one place to another in a vehicle, ship, pocket, hand, etc. 2. to transmit or transfer in any manner; take or bring: the wind carries sounds; she carries her audience… …  

• alight — a|light1 [ ə laıt ] adjective never before noun 1. ) LITERARY if someone s face or eyes are alight, their expression shows a feeling such as excitement or happiness 2. ) LITERARY bright or shining 3. ) MAINLY BRITISH burning: set something alight …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• perch — perch1 noun 1》 a thing on which a bird alights or roosts. 2》 a high or narrow seat or resting place. verb 1》 alight, sit, or rest on a perch. 2》 (be perched) (of a building) be situated above or on the edge of something. 3》 (perch someone/thing… …   English new terms dictionary

• alight — 1 adjective (not before noun) 1 burning: set sth alight: Several cars were set alight by rioters. 2 someone whose face or eyes are alight is excited and happy 3 bright with light or colour 2 verb (I) formal 1 if a bird or insect alights on… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• alight on — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms alight on : present tense I/you/we/they alight on he/she/it alights on present participle alighting on past tense alighted on past participle alighted on alight on something to suddenly notice or think of… …   English dictionary

• alight on — a ˈlight on [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they alight on he/she/it alights on present participle alighting on past tense …   Useful english dictionary

• alight on/upon — [phrasal verb] alight on/upon (something) : to see, notice, or think of (something) Her eye/eyes alighted on a strange man in the crowd. a speaker who easily alights upon topics that interest a wide audience • • • Main Entry: ↑alight …   Useful english dictionary