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Alight

verb/kˈɑːɹnɪvˌɔːɹə/
Definition
to come to rest, settle
come down
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/kˈɑːɹnɪvˌɔːɹə/
🇬🇧British English
/bˈuːtiləs/
🇮🇳Indian English
/bˈuːtiləs/
2 syllables Say it as /kˈɑːɹnɪvˌɔːɹə/.
Examples
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Parts of Speech
verbto come to rest, settle
“Misfortune lighted upon him”
verbcome down
“the birds alighted”
adjectivelighted up by or as by fire or flame
“forests set ablaze (or afire) by lightning”
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
aussteigen
zur Ruhe kommen, zur Ruhe kommen
🇫🇷French
descendre
venir se reposer, s'installer
🇪🇸Spanish
posarse
venir a descansar, asentarse
🇮🇹Italian
scendere
riposarsi, sistemarsi
🇳🇱Dutch
uitstappen
tot rust komen, tot rust komen
🇵🇹Portuguese
aceso
vir descansar, resolver
🇷🇺Russian
загореться
остановиться, успокоиться
India
🇮🇳Hindi
प्रदीप्त करना
आराम करने के लिए आना, व्यवस्थित होना
🇧🇩Bengali
অবতরণ
🇮🇳Tamil
இறங்கு
ஓய்வெடுக்க, குடியேற
🇮🇳Telugu
దిగు
to come to rest, సెటిల్
🇮🇳Marathi
उतरणे
विश्रांतीसाठी येणे, सेटल करणे
🇮🇳Gujarati
ઊતરવું
આરામ કરવા આવવું, સ્થાયી થવું
🇮🇳Kannada
ಇಳಿಯಿರಿ
ವಿಶ್ರಾಂತಿಗೆ ಬರಲು, ನೆಲೆಗೊಳ್ಳಲು
🇮🇳Malayalam
ഇറങ്ങുക
to come to rest, സെറ്റിൽ
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਉਤਰਨਾ
ਆਰਾਮ ਕਰਨ ਲਈ ਆਉਣਾ, ਸੈਟਲ ਕਰਨਾ
🇵🇰Urdu
اترنا
آرام کرنے کے لیے آنا، آباد ہونا
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
下车
来休息,安顿下来
🇯🇵Japanese
降りる
休む、落ち着く
🇰🇷Korean
불타고
쉬다, 정착하다
🇻🇳Vietnamese
xuống xe
đến để nghỉ ngơi, giải quyết
🇹🇭Thai
ลง
ที่จะมาพักผ่อนตั้งถิ่นฐาน
🇮🇩Indonesian
turun
untuk beristirahat, menetap
🇵🇭Filipino
bumaba
upang magpahinga, manirahan
🇲🇾Malay
turun
untuk datang berehat, menetap
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
ترجل
ليأتي للراحة، ويستقر
🇮🇷Persian
روشن شدن
برای استراحت آمدن، مستقر شدن
🇹🇷Turkish
yanmak
dinlenmeye gelmek, yerleşmek
🇮🇱Hebrew
מוּאָר
לבוא לנוח, להתיישב
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'alight'?
The primary meaning of 'alight' is 'to come to rest, settle'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'alight' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'alight' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'alight' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'alight' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
Community Poll1 / 6
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Do you find 'alight' easy to spell?
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In your opinion, does the word 'alight' have a positive, neutral, or gloomy tone?
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