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   Alight (), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Alighted () sometimes Alit (); p. pr. & vb. n. Alighting.] [OE. alihten, fr. AS. ālīhtan; pref. ā- (cf. Goth. us-, G. er-, orig. meaning out) + līhtan, to alight, orig. to render light, to remove a burden from, fr. līht, leoht, light. See Light, v. i.]
   1. To spring down, get down, or descend, as from on horseback or from a carriage; to dismount.
   
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   2. To descend and settle, lodge, rest, or stop; as, “a flying bird alights on a tree; snow alights on a roof.”
   
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   3. To come or chance (upon). [R.]
   
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   Alight, a. [Pref. a- + light.] Lighted; lighted up; in a flame. “The lamps were alight.”  Dickens.
   
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