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De - Pt| English Dictionary: alighting | by the DICT Development Group |
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| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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Alight \A*light"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Alighted}sometimes {Alit}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Alighting}.] [OE. alihten, fr. AS. [be]l[c6]htan; pref. [be]- (cf. Goth. us-, G. er-, orig. meaning out) + l[c6]htan, to alight, orig. to render light, to remove a burden from, fr. l[c6]ht, leoht, light. See {Light}, v. i.] 1. To spring down, get down, or descend, as from on horseback or from a carriage; to dismount. 2. To descend and settle, lodge, rest, or stop; as, a flying bird alights on a tree; snow alights on a roof. 3. To come or chance (upon). [R.] | |
