alight English

Meaning alight meaning

What does alight mean?

Definitions in simple English

alight Verb

— If you alight from a vehicle, you get off or exit from it. Passengers are alighting from the carriage.

alight

— verb to come to rest, settle Misfortune lighted upon him

— verb come down the birds alighted

— adjective (= ablaze, afire, aflame, aflare, on fire) lighted up by or as by fire or flame forests set ablaze (or afire) by lightning even the car's tires were aflame a night aflare with fireworks candles alight on the tables houses on fire

Synonyms alight synonyms

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alight English » English

descend

land

get off

perch

dismount

settle

get down

on fire

go down

rest

quit

lighted

leave

go out

get out

fall

exit

emerge

aflame

afire

touch down

light

fly down

fall down

disembark

deplane

come down

climb down

ablaze

step

roost

detrain

beach

aflare

yield

wage

unhorse

turn on

swoop down upon

switch on

swarm over

subside

step down

squat

sprinkle

splendent

spend

sparkling

spark

spare

Topics alight topics

What do people use alight to talk about?

Universe, creation Animal Animal actions

Animal movement

• How do birds move?
  fly flutter soar dive swoop bank turn (hummingbird) hover hop roost hang in the air ride the wind alight land

Conjugation alight conjugation

How do you conjugate alight?

alight · verb

Present I alight

Positive I alight

Singular

1st person I alight

2nd person you alight

3rd person he/she/it alights

Plural

1st person we alight

2nd person you alight

3rd person they alight

Negative I don't alight

Singular

1st person I don't alight I do not alight

2nd person you don't alight you do not alight

3rd person he/she/it doesn't alight he/she/it does not alight

Plural

1st person we don't alight we do not alight

2nd person you don't alight you do not alight

3rd person they don't alight they do not alight

Question do I alight?

Singular

1st person do I alight?

2nd person do you alight?

3rd person does he/she/it alight?

Plural

1st person do we alight?

2nd person do you alight?

3rd person do they alight?

Negative question don't I alight?

Singular

1st person don't I alight? do I not alight?

2nd person don't you alight? do you not alight?

3rd person doesn't he/she/it alight? does he/she/it not alight?

Plural

1st person don't we alight? do we not alight?

2nd person don't you alight? do you not alight?

3rd person don't they alight? do they not alight?

Past I alighted

Positive I alighted

Singular

1st person I alighted I alit

2nd person you alighted you alit

3rd person he/she/it alighted he/she/it alit

Plural

1st person we alighted we alit

2nd person you alighted you alit

3rd person they alighted they alit

Negative I didn't alight

Singular

1st person I didn't alight I did not alight

2nd person you didn't alight you did not alight

3rd person he/she/it didn't alight he/she/it did not alight

Plural

1st person we didn't alight we did not alight

2nd person you didn't alight you did not alight

3rd person they didn't alight they did not alight

Question did I alight?

Singular

1st person did I alight?

2nd person did you alight?

3rd person did he/she/it alight?

Plural

1st person did we alight?

2nd person did you alight?

3rd person did they alight?

Negative question didn't I alight?

Singular

1st person didn't I alight? did I not alight?

2nd person didn't you alight? did you not alight?

3rd person didn't he/she/it alight? did he/she/it not alight?

Plural

1st person didn't we alight? did we not alight?

2nd person didn't you alight? did you not alight?

3rd person didn't they alight? did they not alight?

Future I'll alight

Positive I'll alight

Singular

1st person I'll alight I will alight

2nd person you'll alight you will alight

3rd person he/she/it'll alight he/she/it will alight

Plural

1st person we'll alight we will alight

2nd person you'll alight you will alight

3rd person they'll alight they will alight

Negative I won't alight

Singular

1st person I won't alight I will not alight

2nd person you won't alight you will not alight

3rd person he/she/it won't alight he/she/it will not alight

Plural

1st person we won't alight we will not alight

2nd person you won't alight you will not alight

3rd person they won't alight they will not alight

Question will I alight?

Singular

1st person will I alight?

2nd person will you alight?

3rd person will he/she/it alight?

Plural

1st person will we alight?

2nd person will you alight?

3rd person will they alight?

Negative question won't I alight?

Singular

1st person won't I alight? will I not alight?

2nd person won't you alight? will you not alight?

3rd person won't he/she/it alight? will he/she/it not alight?

Plural

1st person won't we alight? will we not alight?

2nd person won't you alight? will you not alight?

3rd person won't they alight? will they not alight?

Conditional I'd alight

Positive I'd alight

Singular

1st person I'd alight I would alight

2nd person you'd alight you would alight

3rd person he/she/it'd alight he/she/it would alight

Plural

1st person we'd alight we would alight

2nd person you'd alight you would alight

3rd person they'd alight they would alight

Negative I wouldn't alight

Singular

1st person I wouldn't alight I would not alight

2nd person you wouldn't alight you would not alight

3rd person he/she/it wouldn't alight he/she/it would not alight

Plural

1st person we wouldn't alight we would not alight

2nd person you wouldn't alight you would not alight

3rd person they wouldn't alight they would not alight

Question would I alight?

Singular

1st person would I alight?

2nd person would you alight?

3rd person would he/she/it alight?

Plural

1st person would we alight?

2nd person would you alight?

3rd person would they alight?

Negative question wouldn't I alight?

Singular

1st person wouldn't I alight? would I not alight?

2nd person wouldn't you alight? would you not alight?

3rd person wouldn't he/she/it alight? would he/she/it not alight?

Plural

1st person wouldn't we alight? would we not alight?

2nd person wouldn't you alight? would you not alight?

3rd person wouldn't they alight? would they not alight?

Present continuous I'm alighting

Positive I'm alighting

Singular

1st person I'm alighting I am alighting

2nd person you're alighting you are alighting

3rd person he/she/it's alighting he/she/it is alighting

Plural

1st person we're alighting we are alighting

2nd person you're alighting you are alighting

3rd person they're alighting they are alighting

Negative I'm not alighting

Singular

1st person I'm not alighting I am not alighting

2nd person you aren't alighting you're not alighting you are not alighting

3rd person he/she/it isn't alighting he/she/it's not alighting he/she/it is not alighting

Plural

1st person we aren't alighting we're not alighting we are not alighting

2nd person you aren't alighting you're not alighting you are not alighting

3rd person they aren't alighting they're not alighting they are not alighting

Question am I alighting?

Singular

1st person am I alighting?

2nd person are you alighting?

3rd person is he/she/it alighting?

Plural

1st person are we alighting?

2nd person are you alighting?

3rd person are they alighting?

Negative question aren't I alighting?

Singular

1st person aren't I alighting? am I not alighting?

2nd person aren't you alighting? are you not alighting?

3rd person isn't he/she/it alighting? is he/she/it not alighting?

Plural

1st person aren't we alighting? are we not alighting?

2nd person aren't you alighting? are you not alighting?

3rd person aren't they alighting? are they not alighting?

Past continuous I was alighting

Positive I was alighting

Singular

1st person I was alighting

2nd person you were alighting

3rd person he/she/it was alighting

Plural

1st person we were alighting

2nd person you were alighting

3rd person they were alighting

Negative I wasn't alighting

Singular

1st person I wasn't alighting I was not alighting

2nd person you weren't alighting you were not alighting

3rd person he/she/it wasn't alighting he/she/it was not alighting

Plural

1st person we weren't alighting we were not alighting

2nd person you weren't alighting you were not alighting

3rd person they weren't alighting they were not alighting

Question was I alighting?

Singular

1st person was I alighting?

2nd person were you alighting?

3rd person was he/she/it alighting?

Plural

1st person were we alighting?

2nd person were you alighting?

3rd person were they alighting?

Negative question wasn't I alighting?

Singular

1st person wasn't I alighting? was I not alighting?

2nd person weren't you alighting? were you not alighting?

3rd person wasn't he/she/it alighting? was he/she/it not alighting?

Plural

1st person weren't we alighting? were we not alighting?

2nd person weren't you alighting? were you not alighting?

3rd person weren't they alighting? were they not alighting?

Future continuous I'll be alighting

Positive I'll be alighting

Singular

1st person I'll be alighting I will be alighting

2nd person you'll be alighting you will be alighting

3rd person he/she/it'll be alighting he/she/it will be alighting

Plural

1st person we'll be alighting we will be alighting

2nd person you'll be alighting you will be alighting

3rd person they'll be alighting they will be alighting

Negative I won't be alighting

Singular

1st person I won't be alighting I will not be alighting

2nd person you won't be alighting you will not be alighting

3rd person he/she/it won't be alighting he/she/it will not be alighting

Plural

1st person we won't be alighting we will not be alighting

2nd person you won't be alighting you will not be alighting

3rd person they won't be alighting they will not be alighting

Question will I be alighting?

Singular

1st person will I be alighting?

2nd person will you be alighting?

3rd person will he/she/it be alighting?

Plural

1st person will we be alighting?

2nd person will you be alighting?

3rd person will they be alighting?

Negative question won't I be alighting?

Singular

1st person won't I be alighting? will I not be alighting?

2nd person won't you be alighting? will you not be alighting?

3rd person won't he/she/it be alighting? will he/she/it not be alighting?

Plural

1st person won't we be alighting? will we not be alighting?

2nd person won't you be alighting? will you not be alighting?

3rd person won't they be alighting? will they not be alighting?

Conditional continuous I'd be alighting

Positive I'd be alighting

Singular

1st person I'd be alighting I would be alighting

2nd person you'd be alighting you would be alighting

3rd person he/she/it'd be alighting he/she/it would be alighting

Plural

1st person we'd be alighting we would be alighting

2nd person you'd be alighting you would be alighting

3rd person they'd be alighting they would be alighting

Negative I wouldn't be alighting

Singular

1st person I wouldn't be alighting I would not be alighting

2nd person you wouldn't be alighting you would not be alighting

3rd person he/she/it wouldn't be alighting he/she/it would not be alighting

Plural

1st person we wouldn't be alighting we would not be alighting

2nd person you wouldn't be alighting you would not be alighting

3rd person they wouldn't be alighting they would not be alighting

Question would I be alighting?

Singular

1st person would I be alighting?

2nd person would you be alighting?

3rd person would he/she/it be alighting?

Plural

1st person would we be alighting?

2nd person would you be alighting?

3rd person would they be alighting?

Negative question wouldn't I be alighting?

Singular

1st person wouldn't I be alighting? would I not be alighting?

2nd person wouldn't you be alighting? would you not be alighting?

3rd person wouldn't he/she/it be alighting? would he/she/it not be alighting?

Plural

1st person wouldn't we be alighting? would we not be alighting?

2nd person wouldn't you be alighting? would you not be alighting?

3rd person wouldn't they be alighting? would they not be alighting?

Present perfect I've alighted

Positive I've alighted

Singular

1st person I've alighted I've alit I have alighted I have alit

2nd person you've alighted you've alit you have alighted you have alit

3rd person he/she/it's alighted he/she/it's alit he/she/it has alighted he/she/it has alit

Plural

1st person we've alighted we've alit we have alighted we have alit

2nd person you've alighted you've alit you have alighted you have alit

3rd person they've alighted they've alit they have alighted they have alit

Negative I haven't alighted

Singular

1st person I haven't alighted I haven't alit I have not alighted I have not alit

2nd person you haven't alighted you haven't alit you have not alighted you have not alit

3rd person he/she/it hasn't alighted he/she/it hasn't alit he/she/it has not alighted he/she/it has not alit

Plural

1st person we haven't alighted we haven't alit we have not alighted we have not alit

2nd person you haven't alighted you haven't alit you have not alighted you have not alit

3rd person they haven't alighted they haven't alit they have not alighted they have not alit

Question have I alighted?

Singular

1st person have I alighted? have I alit?

2nd person have you alighted? have you alit?

3rd person has he/she/it alighted? has he/she/it alit?

Plural

1st person have we alighted? have we alit?

2nd person have you alighted? have you alit?

3rd person have they alighted? have they alit?

Negative question haven't I alighted?

Singular

1st person haven't I alighted? haven't I alit? have I not alighted? have I not alit?

2nd person haven't you alighted? haven't you alit? have you not alighted? have you not alit?

3rd person hasn't he/she/it alighted? hasn't he/she/it alit? has he/she/it not alighted? has he/she/it not alit?

Plural

1st person haven't we alighted? haven't we alit? have we not alighted? have we not alit?

2nd person haven't you alighted? haven't you alit? have you not alighted? have you not alit?

3rd person haven't they alighted? haven't they alit? have they not alighted? have they not alit?

Past perfect I had alighted

Positive I had alighted

Singular

1st person I had alighted I had alit

2nd person you had alighted you had alit

3rd person he/she/it had alighted he/she/it had alit

Plural

1st person we had alighted we had alit

2nd person you had alighted you had alit

3rd person they had alighted they had alit

Negative I hadn't alighted

Singular

1st person I hadn't alighted I hadn't alit I had not alighted I had not alit

2nd person you hadn't alighted you hadn't alit you had not alighted you had not alit

3rd person he/she/it hadn't alighted he/she/it hadn't alit he/she/it had not alighted he/she/it had not alit

Plural

1st person we hadn't alighted we hadn't alit we had not alighted we had not alit

2nd person you hadn't alighted you hadn't alit you had not alighted you had not alit

3rd person they hadn't alighted they hadn't alit they had not alighted they had not alit

Question had I alighted?

Singular

1st person had I alighted? had I alit?

2nd person had you alighted? had you alit?

3rd person had he/she/it alighted? had he/she/it alit?

Plural

1st person had we alighted? had we alit?

2nd person had you alighted? had you alit?

3rd person had they alighted? had they alit?

Negative question hadn't I alighted?

Singular

1st person hadn't I alighted? hadn't I alit? had I not alighted? had I not alit?

2nd person hadn't you alighted? hadn't you alit? had you not alighted? had you not alit?

3rd person hadn't he/she/it alighted? hadn't he/she/it alit? had he/she/it not alighted? had he/she/it not alit?

Plural

1st person hadn't we alighted? hadn't we alit? had we not alighted? had we not alit?

2nd person hadn't you alighted? hadn't you alit? had you not alighted? had you not alit?

3rd person hadn't they alighted? hadn't they alit? had they not alighted? had they not alit?

Future perfect I'll have alighted

Positive I'll have alighted

Singular

1st person I'll have alighted I'll have alit I will have alighted I will have alit

2nd person you'll have alighted you'll have alit you will have alighted you will have alit

3rd person he/she/it'll have alighted he/she/it'll have alit he/she/it will have alighted he/she/it will have alit

Plural

1st person we'll have alighted we'll have alit we will have alighted we will have alit

2nd person you'll have alighted you'll have alit you will have alighted you will have alit

3rd person they'll have alighted they'll have alit they will have alighted they will have alit

Negative I won't have alighted

Singular

1st person I won't have alighted I won't have alit I will not have alighted I will not have alit

2nd person you won't have alighted you won't have alit you will not have alighted you will not have alit

3rd person he/she/it won't have alighted he/she/it won't have alit he/she/it will not have alighted he/she/it will not have alit

Plural

1st person we won't have alighted we won't have alit we will not have alighted we will not have alit

2nd person you won't have alighted you won't have alit you will not have alighted you will not have alit

3rd person they won't have alighted they won't have alit they will not have alighted they will not have alit

Question +'ll I have alighted?

Singular

1st person +'ll I have alighted? +'ll I have alit? will I have alighted? will I have alit?

2nd person +'ll you have alighted? +'ll you have alit? will you have alighted? will you have alit?

3rd person +'ll he/she/it have alighted? +'ll he/she/it have alit? will he/she/it have alighted? will he/she/it have alit?

Plural

1st person +'ll we have alighted? +'ll we have alit? will we have alighted? will we have alit?

2nd person +'ll you have alighted? +'ll you have alit? will you have alighted? will you have alit?

3rd person +'ll they have alighted? +'ll they have alit? will they have alighted? will they have alit?

Negative question won't I have alighted?

Singular

1st person won't I have alighted? won't I have alit? will I not have alighted? will I not have alit?

2nd person won't you have alighted? won't you have alit? will you not have alighted? will you not have alit?

3rd person won't he/she/it have alighted? won't he/she/it have alit? will he/she/it not have alighted? will he/she/it not have alit?

Plural

1st person won't we have alighted? won't we have alit? will we not have alighted? will we not have alit?

2nd person won't you have alighted? won't you have alit? will you not have alighted? will you not have alit?

3rd person won't they have alighted? won't they have alit? will they not have alighted? will they not have alit?

Conditional perfect I'd have alighted

Positive I'd have alighted

Singular

1st person I'd have alighted I'd have alit I would have alighted I would have alit

2nd person you'd have alighted you'd have alit you would have alighted you would have alit

3rd person he/she/it'd have alighted he/she/it'd have alit he/she/it would have alighted he/she/it would have alit

Plural

1st person we'd have alighted we'd have alit we would have alighted we would have alit

2nd person you'd have alighted you'd have alit you would have alighted you would have alit

3rd person they'd have alighted they'd have alit they would have alighted they would have alit

Negative I wouldn't have alighted

Singular

1st person I wouldn't have alighted I wouldn't have alit I would not have alighted I would not have alit

2nd person you wouldn't have alighted you wouldn't have alit you would not have alighted you would not have alit

3rd person he/she/it wouldn't have alighted he/she/it wouldn't have alit he/she/it would not have alighted he/she/it would not have alit

Plural

1st person we wouldn't have alighted we wouldn't have alit we would not have alighted we would not have alit

2nd person you wouldn't have alighted you wouldn't have alit you would not have alighted you would not have alit

3rd person they wouldn't have alighted they wouldn't have alit they would not have alighted they would not have alit

Question would I have alighted?

Singular

1st person would I have alighted? would I have alit?

2nd person would you have alighted? would you have alit?

3rd person would he/she/it have alighted? would he/she/it have alit?

Plural

1st person would we have alighted? would we have alit?

2nd person would you have alighted? would you have alit?

3rd person would they have alighted? would they have alit?

Negative question wouldn't I have alighted?

Singular

1st person wouldn't I have alighted? wouldn't I have alit? would I not have alighted? would I not have alit?

2nd person wouldn't you have alighted? wouldn't you have alit? would you not have alighted? would you not have alit?

3rd person wouldn't he/she/it have alighted? wouldn't he/she/it have alit? would he/she/it not have alighted? would he/she/it not have alit?

Plural

1st person wouldn't we have alighted? wouldn't we have alit? would we not have alighted? would we not have alit?

2nd person wouldn't you have alighted? wouldn't you have alit? would you not have alighted? would you not have alit?

3rd person wouldn't they have alighted? wouldn't they have alit? would they not have alighted? would they not have alit?

Imperative alight!

Positive

you alight!

we let's alight!

Negative

you don't alight!

we let's not alight!