alight

-2 adv. தீ வைக்கப்பட்டு, ஔதயேற்றப்பட்டு, சுடர்விட்டு.

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A*light", v. i. [imp. & p. p. Alighted sometimes Alit; p. pr. & vb. n. Alighting.] Etym: [OE. alihten, fr. AS. alihtan; pref. a- (cf. Goth. us-, G. er-, orig. meaning out) + lihtan, to alight, orig. to render light, to remove a burden from, fr. liht, 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.] A*light", a. Etym: [Pref. a- + light.] Defn: Lighted; lighted up; in a flame. "The lamps were alight." Dickens.