Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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alight | No | Yes | Yes | No |
descend | No | No | Yes | No |
alight (adjective) | descend (adjective) |
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lighted up by or as by fire or flame |
alight (verb) | descend (verb) |
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come down | come as if by falling |
to come to rest, settle | move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way |
do something that one considers to be below one's dignity | |
come from; be connected by a relationship of blood, for example |