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alight(2)(dictionary)
alight 1, adjective(dictionary)
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alight 2, verb (oh)



2 v [I] formal
[Language: Old English; Origin: alihtan, from lihtan 'to alight']
if a bird or insect alights on something, it stops flying and stands on it
-synonym land land
to step out of a vehicle after a journey
alight from
::She alighted from the train at 74th Street.
alight on/upon [alight on/upon sth] phr v
to suddenly think of or notice something or someone
::His mind alighted on several possible answers.