alight
verb
[ əˈlʌɪt ]
• descend from a train, bus, or other form of transport.
• "he was the only passenger to alight from the train"
Similar:
get off,
step off,
get down,
dismount,
disembark,
descend,
exit,
detrain,
deplane,
pile out,
Origin:
Old English ālīhtan, from ā- (as an intensifier) + līhtan ‘descend’ (see light3).
alight
adjective
• on fire; burning.
• "the house was alight when the firemen arrived"
Similar:
on fire,
ablaze,
aflame,
in flames,
flaming,
burning,
blazing,
raging,
fiery,
lit,
lighted,
ignited,
afire,
Opposite:
extinguished,
Origin:
late Middle English: probably from the phrase on a light (= lighted) fire .
