ALIGHT


Meaning of ALIGHT in English

(TO LAND) [verb] [I] [past:] alighted or dated alit [formal] - to land on somethingTwo butterflies alighted gently on the flower.(figurative) I spent the whole afternoon in various bookshops before alighting on (= finding) the perfect present for Peter.(figurative) As she glanced round the room her eyes alighted upon (= unexpectedly saw) a painting of sunlit vineyards which reminded her of home.

Cambridge English vocab.      Кембриджский английский словарь.