Alight

//əˈlaɪt//

Synonyms for "alight" (189 found)

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Closest matches (38)

Verb(7 words)

light alighten belight beshine bright cast climb down

on fire ablaze afire aflame aflicker aglow ardent bathed with light bespangled blazing bright brightened burning candent candescent candlelit climb down comburent come down come in

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come to land conflagrant

Adjective(4 words)

ablaze afire aflame aflare

Adjective(5 words)

aglow beamful beamsome beamy brilliant

Strong matches (57)

Related words (94)

Related word relations

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8 relation types

More general

6 entries

come down descend fall go down land set down

Synonyms

2 entries

on fire unlight

Related terms

1 entries

alighten

derived

5 entries

alighting alightment set alight set the heather alight set the world alight

derived from

1 entries

light

manner of

2 entries

descend land

related to

17 entries

alleviate burn descend dismount get off illuminate light light up lighten lit lodge on fire rest set settle stop

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similar

2 entries

lighted lit

Translations

69 translations across 22 languages.

Bulgarian

2 entries

кацам verb (of something aloft: to descend and settle — see also land, lodge, rest, stop)
сли́зам verb (to get off an animal which one has been riding; to descend or exit from a vehicle)

Catalan

1 entries

baixar verb (to get off an animal which one has been riding; to descend or exit from a vehicle)

Czech

4 entries

planoucí adj (aglow with activity or emotion)
rozsvícený adj (of an electrical light source: switched on and emitting light)
rozzářený adj (of an electrical light source: switched on and emitting light)
rozzářený adj (aglow with activity or emotion)

Dutch

2 entries

afstappen verb (to get off an animal which one has been riding; to descend or exit from a vehicle)
uitstappen verb (to get off an animal which one has been riding; to descend or exit from a vehicle)

Esperanto

1 entries

deĉevaliĝi verb (to get off an animal which one has been riding; to descend or exit from a vehicle)

Estonian

2 entries

maha tulema verb (to get off an animal which one has been riding; to descend or exit from a vehicle)
väljuma verb (to get off an animal which one has been riding; to descend or exit from a vehicle)

Finnish

4 entries

päälle adj (of an electrical light source: switched on and emitting light)
päällä adj (of an electrical light source: switched on and emitting light)
tuleen adj (burning, lit, on fire — see also burning, on fire)
tulessa adj (burning, lit, on fire — see also burning, on fire)

German

2 entries

in Flammen adj (burning, lit, on fire — see also burning, on fire)
aussteigen verb (to get off an animal which one has been riding; to descend or exit from a vehicle)

Greek

1 entries

κατεβαίνω verb (to get off an animal which one has been riding; to descend or exit from a vehicle)

Hungarian

4 entries

akad verb (to find by accident — see also chance upon, come upon)
bukkan verb (to find by accident — see also chance upon, come upon)
kiszáll verb (to get off an animal which one has been riding; to descend or exit from a vehicle)
leszáll verb (to get off an animal which one has been riding; to descend or exit from a vehicle)

Irish

3 entries

le thine adj (burning, lit, on fire — see also burning, on fire)
tuirling verb (to get off an animal which one has been riding; to descend or exit from a vehicle)
tuirling verb (of something aloft: to descend and settle — see also land, lodge, rest, stop)

Japanese

1 entries

降車 verb (to get off an animal which one has been riding; to descend or exit from a vehicle)

Māori

4 entries

makere verb (to get off an animal which one has been riding; to descend or exit from a vehicle)
tau verb (to get off an animal which one has been riding; to descend or exit from a vehicle)
tau verb (of something aloft: to descend and settle — see also land, lodge, rest, stop)
whakaeke verb (to get off an animal which one has been riding; to descend or exit from a vehicle)

Persian

1 entries

روشن adj (burning, lit, on fire — see also burning, on fire)

Polish

2 entries

płonący adj (burning, lit, on fire — see also burning, on fire)
płonący adj (aglow with activity or emotion)

Portuguese

4 entries

aceso adj (burning, lit, on fire — see also burning, on fire)
ardente adj (aglow with activity or emotion)
descer verb (to get off an animal which one has been riding; to descend or exit from a vehicle)
desembarcar verb (to get off an animal which one has been riding; to descend or exit from a vehicle)

Romanian

2 entries

aprins adj (burning, lit, on fire — see also burning, on fire)
coborî verb (to get off an animal which one has been riding; to descend or exit from a vehicle)

Russian

4 entries

светя́щийся adj (burning, lit, on fire — see also burning, on fire)
сия́ющий adj (aglow with activity or emotion)
вы́йти verb (to get off an animal which one has been riding; to descend or exit from a vehicle)
выходи́ть verb (to get off an animal which one has been riding; to descend or exit from a vehicle)

Spanish

4 entries

apearse verb (to get off an animal which one has been riding; to descend or exit from a vehicle)
aterrizar verb (of something aloft: to descend and settle — see also land, lodge, rest, stop)
bajarse verb (to get off an animal which one has been riding; to descend or exit from a vehicle)
posarse verb (of something aloft: to descend and settle — see also land, lodge, rest, stop)

Swedish

2 entries

slå ner sig verb (of something aloft: to descend and settle — see also land, lodge, rest, stop)
stiga av verb (to get off an animal which one has been riding; to descend or exit from a vehicle)

Ukrainian

4 entries

зійти́ verb (to get off an animal which one has been riding; to descend or exit from a vehicle)
спі́шитися verb (to get off an animal which one has been riding; to descend or exit from a vehicle)
спі́шуватися verb (to get off an animal which one has been riding; to descend or exit from a vehicle)
схо́дити verb (to get off an animal which one has been riding; to descend or exit from a vehicle)

Vietnamese

1 entries

xuống xe verb (to get off an animal which one has been riding; to descend or exit from a vehicle)

Sample sentences

39 total sentences available.

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She sets your world alight.

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His face was alight with joy.

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Red sky in morning; global warming. Red sky at night, reactor's alight.

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Please alight at the next stop.

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