ALIGHTED definition: 1. past simple and past participle of alight 2. to get out of a vehicle, especially a train or bus…. Learn more.

2012年2月9日 · The meaning of ALIGHT is to come down from something (such as a vehicle). How to use alight in a sentence.

To come down and settle, as after flight: "A swarm of black birds flew across the road and alighted in a pecan tree" (Ernest J. Gaines). 2. To get down, as from a vehicle; dismount: The queen alighted from the carriage. 3. To come by chance: alight on a happy solution.

One does not talk about alighting from a bus. The formula remains arid and abstract and never alights upon a particular set of circumstances, which is exactly what will happen in this case. …

Definition of alight verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. [intransitive] alight (in/on/upon something) (of a bird or an insect) to land in or on something after flying to it. A butterfly fluttered by and alighted on a rose. Several birds alighted on the branches of the tree. Want to learn more?

If someone's eyes are alight or if their face is alight, the expression in their eyes or on their face shows that they are feeling a strong emotion such as excitement or happiness. If a bird or insect alights somewhere, it lands there. A thrush alighted on a branch of the pine tree. [VERB preposition/adverb]

Simple past tense and past participle of alight. He stopped the carriage and alighted. His mother alighted and gave him a hug. As they alighted from the car, Winston came out to meet them. …

Her eye/eyes alighted on a strange man in the crowd. The sky was alight with stars. The children laughed, their eyes alight. Enemy soldiers set the building alight.

To get down or off; dismount. To get down, as from a vehicle; dismount. The queen alighted from the carriage. To come down after flight; descend and settle. To come by chance. Alight on a …

ALIGHTED meaning: 1. past simple and past participle of alight 2. to get out of a vehicle, especially a train or bus…. Learn more.