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alight on
alight on
alight
(up)
on
someone or something
to land on something; [for a bird or other flying animal] to come to rest on something. (
Upon
is more formal than
on.)
A small bird alighted on the branch directly over my head.
It alighted upon the branch and began to sing.
See also:
alight
,
on
alight on
v.
1.
To come down and settle on something; land on something:
I watch the birds alight on the branches outside my window.
2.
To discover or arrive at something by chance:
The workers alighted on a simple solution to the problem.
See also:
alight
,
on
Common Names:
Name
Gender
Pronounced
Usage
Adonijah
ad-ə-NIE-jə
(English)
Biblical
Roderick
['rɔdərik]
Gian
-
Italian (Archaic)
Harlan
HAHR-lən
English
Rien (1)
REEN
Dutch
Alwilda
-
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