Synonyms for alighted
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : uh-lahyt |
| Phonetic Transcription : əˈlaɪt |
Définition of alighted
Origin :- "to descend, dismount," Old English alihtan, originally "to lighten, take off, take away," from a- "down, aside" (see a- (1)) + lihtan "get off, make light" (see light (v.)). The notion is of getting down off a horse or vehicle, thus lightening it. Of aircraft (originally balloons) from 1786. Related: Alighted; alighting.
- verb land
- "I shall want you at seven-thirty sharp, to-morrow morning," he said, as they alighted.
- Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
- It stopped at the house of Harry Ashton, and George alighted.
- Extract from : « Life in London » by Edwin Hodder
- "Well, she thinks I am," he thought, as he alighted from the train.
- Extract from : « The Foolish Lovers » by St. John G. Ervine
- Lucindy alighted, with some difficulty, and drew a long breath.
- Extract from : « Meadow Grass » by Alice Brown
- His bloodshot eyes blinked truculently at his alighted fare.
- Extract from : « The Black Bag » by Louis Joseph Vance
- The aforesaid grandeur was yet full upon Mr Dorrit when he alighted at his hotel.
- Extract from : « Little Dorrit » by Charles Dickens
- In due sequence of events we drove up to the Temeraire, and alighted.
- Extract from : « The Uncommercial Traveller » by Charles Dickens
- He had alighted, and was employed in arranging the back seat of the dog-cart.
- Extract from : « The Slave Of The Lamp » by Henry Seton Merriman
- The guard had alighted, and was waiting in the road to take his money.
- Extract from : « Life And Adventures Of Martin Chuzzlewit » by Charles Dickens
- They alighted from it, and at once took the road to the forest.
- Extract from : « The Three Cities Trilogy, Complete » by Emile Zola
Antonyms for alighted
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