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  • 11alight — {{11}}alight (adj.) on fire, early 15c., apparently from M.E. aliht, pp. of alihton (O.E. on lihtan) to light up, also to shine upon (see LIGHT (Cf. light) (n.)). {{12}}alight (v.) to descend, dismount, O.E. alihtan, originally to lighten, take… …

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  • 12alight — I. /əˈlaɪt / (say uh luyt) verb (i) (alighted or alit /əˈlɪt / (say uh lit), alighting) 1. to get down from a horse or out of a vehicle; dismount. 2. to settle or stay after descending: a bird alights on a tree. 3. (of aircraft) to land. –phrase… …

  • 13alight — I verb 1) he alighted from the train Syn: get off, step off, disembark from, pile out of; detrain, deplane; dismount Ant: get on, board 2) a swallow alighted on a branch Syn …

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  • 14alight — I. intransitive verb (alighted; also alit; alighting) 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) …

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  • 15alight — alight1 verb 1》 (of a bird) descend from the air and settle. 2》 formal descend from public transport. 3》 (alight on) chance to notice. Origin OE ālīhtan, from ā (as an intensifier) + līhtan descend (see light3). alight2 adverb & adjective 1》 on… …

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  • 16alight — alight1 /euh luyt /, v.i., alighted or alit, alighting. 1. to dismount from a horse, descend from a vehicle, etc. 2. to settle or stay after descending: The bird alighted on the tree. 3. to encounter or notice something accidentally. [bef. 1000;… …

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  • 17alight — I a•light [[t]əˈlaɪt[/t]] v. i. a•light•ed a•lit, a•light•ing 1) to dismount from a horse, descend from a vehicle, etc 2) to settle or stay after descending; come to rest • Etymology: bef. 1000; ME; OE ālīhtan=ā a III+līhtan to relieve (orig. an… …

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  • 18The Thing from Another World — Infobox Film name = The Thing from Another World director = Christian Nyby Howard Hawks (uncredited) starring = Margaret Sheridan Kenneth Tobey Douglas Spencer Robert O. Cornthwaite James R. Young Dewey Martin Robert Nichols William Self Eduard… …

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  • 19get — v. & n. v. (getting; past got; past part. got or US (and in comb.) gotten) 1 tr. come into the possession of; receive or earn (get a job; got pound200 a week; got first prize). 2 tr. fetch, obtain, procure, purchase (get my book for me; got a new …

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  • 20a|light — a|light1 «uh LYT», intransitive verb, a|light|ed or (Poetic) a|lit, a|light|ing. 1. to get down; get off; …

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