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alights

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Main Entry:
1alight 
          Listen to the pronunciation of 1alight
Pronunciation:
\ə-ˈlīt\
Function:
intransitive verb
Inflected Form(s):
alight·ed also alit 
          Listen to the pronunciation of alit \ə-ˈlit\ ; alight·ing
Etymology:
Middle English, from Old English ālīhtan, from ā- (perfective prefix) + līhtan to alight — more at abide, light
Date:
before 12th century
1: to come down from something (as a vehicle): as a: dismount b: deplane 2: to descend from or as if from the air and come to rest : land, settle3archaic : to come by chance
alight·ment noun


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