vi to come or chance (upon).
2. alight ·adj lighted; lighted up; in a flame.
3. alight ·vi to descend and settle, lodge, rest, or stop; as, a flying bird alights on a tree; snow alights on a roof.
4. alight ·vi to spring down, get down, or descend, as from on horseback or from a carriage; to dismount.