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
Example sentences :
  • "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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