alight
verb (used without object)
to dismount from a horse, descend from a vehicle, etc.
had alit
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past perfectof alight.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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He might have missed the whole flock too, for on a high tree, such as that on which they had alit, it is no easy matter to kill a macaw with a shot-gun.
From The Forest Exiles The Perils of a Peruvian Family in the Wilds of the Amazon by Harrison Weir
He might have missed the whole flock, too, for on a high tree, such as that on which they had alit, it is no easy matter to kill a macaw with a shot-gun.
From Popular Adventure Tales by Mayne Reid
