alight

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alight englannista suomeksi

(synonyms)

''Often followed by'' from ''or'' off: to off an animal which one has been riding; to dismount; to descend or exit from a vehicle; hence, to complete one's journey; to stop.

(ux)

(RQ:Shakespeare Merchant of Venice Q1)
(RQ:Dekker Non-dramatic Works)
(RQ:Cervantes Shelton Don Quixote)
(RQ:Richardson Pamela)
(RQ:Sterne Tristram Shandy)
(RQ:Defoe Crusoe) Deſiring them to alight, we ſtood in a triangle, or three fronts, encloſing our horſes in the centre, the only place where we could preſerve them.|footer=In the 3rd edition (1719), the corresponding phrase is “I advis’d them all to light”.
(RQ:R. F. Burton Arabian Nights)
(quote-journal)
''Often followed by'' at'','' on'', or'' upon: of something aloft: to descend and settle; to land, to lodge, to rest.
(RQ:Spenser Faerie Queene)
(RQ:Milton Paradise Lost)
(RQ:Homer Pope Iliad)
(RQ:Byron Mazeppa)
(quote-book)
To down or down; to descend.
''Often followed by'' on ''or'' upon: of a blow, something thrown, etc.: to land heavily.
(RQ:Dryden Aeneis)
''Often followed by'' on ''or'' upon: to find by accident; to upon, to upon.
To arrive.
(RQ:Shirley Maides Revenge)
To cast light on (something); to illuminate, to up.

(antonyms)

To set light to (something); to set (something) fire; to ignite, to light.
Burning, lit, fire.
''Often followed by'' with: shining with light; luminous, radiant; also, brightly coloured; vivid.
Of an electrical source: on|switched on and emitting light.
Aglow with activity or emotion.
(RQ:Dickens Pictures from Italy)
''Chiefly in'' alight: flames, fire; aflame.
(RQ:Hawthorne Marble Faun)