Alighted - definition of alighted by The Free Dictionary 1 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
ALIGHT Definition Meaning | Dictionary. com to dismount from a horse, descend from a vehicle, etc to settle or stay after descending The bird alighted on the tree to encounter or notice something accidentally
alight - WordReference. com Dictionary of English a•light1 (ə līt′), v i , a•light•ed or a•lit, a•light•ing to dismount from a horse, descend from a vehicle, etc to settle or stay after descending: The bird alighted on the tree to encounter or notice something accidentally
ALIGHT definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary 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]
Alighted Definition Meaning | YourDictionary 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 As I alighted from my cab, they moved as one toward me An elderly man in bib overhauls alighted and went in the building
Alight Definition Meaning | Britannica Dictionary 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
alight verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes . . . 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