[əˈlʌɪt], (Verb)

Definitions:
- descend from a train, bus, or other form of transport
(e.g: he was the only passenger to alight from the train)


Phrases:

Origin:
Old English ālīhtan, from ā- (as an intensifier) + līhtan ‘descend’ (see light)

[əˈlʌɪt], (Adjective)

Definitions:
- on fire; burning
(e.g: the house was alight when the firemen arrived)


Phrases:
- set the world alight

Origin:
late Middle English: probably from the phrase on a light (= lighted) fire