alight

Pronunciation

• enPR: ə-līt', IPA ^(key): /əˈlaɪt/

• Audio (US)

  (file)

Verb

Plain form alight

Third-person singular alights

Past tense alighted

Past participle alighted

Present participle alighting

1. (transitive) If you alight from a vehicle, you get off or exit from it.

   Passengers are alighting from the carriage.