n.
Function: intransitive verb
Inflected Form: lit \ ' lit \ or light · ed ; light · ing
Etymology: Middle English, from Old English l ī htan; akin to Old English l ē oht light in weight
Date: before 12th century
1 : DISMOUNT
2 : SETTLE , ALIGHT <a bird lit on the lawn>
3 : to fall unexpectedly ― usually used with on or upon
4 : to arrive by chance : HAPPEN ― usually used with on or upon < lit upon a solution>
– light into : to attack forcefully <I lit into that food until I'd finished off the heel of the loaf ― Helen Eustis>