alight

English - Turkish

Definition of alight in English Turkish dictionary: {f} inmek; kon; yanan; alev almış; tutuşmuş; {f} rastlamak; kon,v.kon: adj.aydınlanmış; {f} konmak; {s} ışıl ışıl; {f} yere inmek; {s} aydınlanmış; {f} tesadüfen bulmak; konmak at veya arabadan inmek; ışıkları yanmakta olan; on i/e birdenbire bulmak; {s} ışıkları yanmış; alight in; (Havacılık) yere konmak
alight on: üzerine kon
alight on one's feet: ayağa kalkmak
alight on: rastlamak
alight on: tesadüfen bulmak
alighting: {f} kon
alighting: iniş
set alight: Alevler içinde bırakmak, ateşe vermek
The blast set the building alight destroying much of it and many of the vehicles parked there.
alit: alight in

English - English

Definition of alight in English English dictionary: (with on) To descend and settle, lodge, rest, or stop; as, a flying bird alights on a tree, snow alights on a roof; (with from) To spring down, get down, or descend, as from on horseback or from a carriage; to dismount; as , passengers alighting from the carriage; Lit; on fire, burning
Her face was alight with happiness.; To come or chance (upon); Lit; on fire, switched on
The sticks were damp and wouldn't catch alight.; {v} to fall upon, descend, get off a horse; lighted up by or as by fire or flame; "forests set ablaze (or afire) by lightning"; "even the car's tires were aflame"; "a night aflare with fireworks"; "candles alight on the tables"; "blazing logs in the fireplace"; "a burning cigarette"; "a flaming crackling fire"; "houses on fire"; to come to rest, settle; "Misfortune lighted upon him"; come down; "the birds alighted"; To descend and settle, lodge, rest, or stop; as, a flying bird alights on a tree, snow alights on a roof; To descend and settle, lodge, rest, or stop; as, a flying bird alights on a tree; snow alights on a roof; {f} get off (bus, horse, etc.); land; encounter, come upon by chance; Lighted; lighted up; in a flame; to come to rest, settle; "Misfortune lighted upon him; If something is alight, it is burning. Several buildings were set alight = ablaze; If someone's eyes are alight or if their face is alight, the expression in their eyes or on their face shows that they are feeling a strong emotion such as excitement or happiness. She paused and turned, her face alight with happiness; come down; "the birds alighted" to come to rest, settle; "Misfortune lighted upon him; If a bird or insect alights somewhere, it lands there. A thrush alighted on a branch of the pine tree; To spring down, get down, or descend, as from on horseback or from a carriage; to dismount; as , passengers alighting from the carriage; {s} lit up, illuminated; aflame; To spring down, get down, or descend, as from on horseback or from a carriage; to dismount; When you alight from a train, bus, or other vehicle, you get out of it after a journey. = get off
alight upon: land on; bump into; come across
alighted: past of alight
alighting: {i} landing (as of a bird or aircraft); dismounting, getting down (from a horse); disembarkation (from a boat); settling, landing on
alighting: present participle of alight
alights: third-person singular of alight
alit: the past tense and past participle of alight
alit: past of alight

Turkish - English

Definition of alight in Turkish English dictionary
alit: alite

alight

Hyphenation

a·light

Turkish pronunciation

ılayt

Synonyms

come down, debark, descend, disembark, dismount, get off, light, perch, settle, touch down

Pronunciation

/əˈlīt/ /əˈlaɪt/

Etymology

() Middle English alihten, from Old English ā lī htan; prefix ā- (compare with Gothic us-, German er-, originally meaning out) + lī htan, to alight, originally to render light, to remove a burden from, from lī ht, leoht, light. See also light.