ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD ALIGHT
Old English ālīhtan, from a-² + līhtan to make less heavy, from līhtlight².
CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO ALIGHT
PRESENT
Present
I alight
you alight
he/she/it alights
we alight
you alight
they alight
Present continuous
I am alighting
you are alighting
he/she/it is alighting
we are alighting
you are alighting
they are alighting
Present perfect
I have alighted
you have alighted
he/she/it has alighted
we have alighted
you have alighted
they have alighted
Present perfect continuous
I have been alighting
you have been alighting
he/she/it has been alighting
we have been alighting
you have been alighting
they have been alighting
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The
present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.
PAST
Past
I alighted
you alighted
he/she/it alighted
we alighted
you alighted
they alighted
Past continuous
I was alighting
you were alighting
he/she/it was alighting
we were alighting
you were alighting
they were alighting
Past perfect
I had alighted
you had alighted
he/she/it had alighted
we had alighted
you had alighted
they had alighted
Past perfect continuous
I had been alighting
you had been alighting
he/she/it had been alighting
we had been alighting
you had been alighting
they had been alighting
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,
FUTURE
Future
I will alight
you will alight
he/she/it will alight
we will alight
you will alight
they will alight
Future continuous
I will be alighting
you will be alighting
he/she/it will be alighting
we will be alighting
you will be alighting
they will be alighting
Future perfect
I will have alighted
you will have alighted
he/she/it will have alighted
we will have alighted
you will have alighted
they will have alighted
Future perfect continuous
I will have been alighting
you will have been alighting
he/she/it will have been alighting
we will have been alighting
you will have been alighting
they will have been alighting
The
future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.
CONDITIONAL
Conditional
I would alight
you would alight
he/she/it would alight
we would alight
you would alight
they would alight
Conditional continuous
I would be alighting
you would be alighting
he/she/it would be alighting
we would be alighting
you would be alighting
they would be alighting
Conditional perfect
I would have alight
you would have alight
he/she/it would have alight
we would have alight
you would have alight
they would have alight
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been alighting
you would have been alighting
he/she/it would have been alighting
we would have been alighting
you would have been alighting
they would have been alighting
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.
IMPERATIVE
Imperative
you alight
we let´s alight
you alight
The
imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Present Participle
alighting
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The
present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The
past participle shows the action after completion.
5 QUOTES WITH «ALIGHT»
Famous quotes and sentences with the word
alight.
I never found either this or the Northern Shrike return to such prey for food. I have seen them alight on the same thorn bush afterwards, but never made any use of this kind of food.
People who jump to conclusions rarely alight on them.
Happiness is a butterfly, which when pursued, is always just beyond your grasp, but which, if you will sit down quietly, may alight upon you.
As always on this boulevard, the faces were young, coming annually in an endless migration from every country, every continent, to alight here once in the long journey of their lives.
Where the despair of loneliness and poverty haunts every hour, the optimism to embark on new projects cannot find a place to alight on the brain's cortex. Poverty itself is an enormous obstacle to an enlightened and enlightening - not to say healthy - old age.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ALIGHT»
Discover the use of
alight in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
alight and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
Joudah, an ER physician who worked with Doctors Without Borders, is a master storyteller who refuses to dramatize or withhold
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A Treatise Explanatory of a New System of Naval, Military ...
429 Might have been 489 4W 491 430 Alight have been a, an 431 Alight have
been doing 432 Alight have been doing 433 a, an 493 434 Might have been
doing 435 the — — 494 436 Alight have been done 494. Alight have been done
a ...
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Alight: Arts Learning Inspiring Growth Healing Tolerance
Manual designed to motivate people to pursue activities which promote emotional healing and peace on earth.
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The London encyclopaedia: or Universal dictionary of ...
Aliformes Processus, the prominences of the os cuneiforme. ALIGHT. Active
alihtan, Sax. to alight, lighten, to light. Hence by inference, to descend from a
carriage ; to dismount ; discontinue a journey temporarily or altogether; to
comedown; ...
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Linguistic Epidemiology: Semantics and Grammar of Language ...
Semantics and Grammar of Language Contact in Mainland Southeast Asia N.J.
Enfield. (58) Hre" ni' 6' guuc bwan,hak sgi 6' am (10' Km swiddenfield this 1 set.
fire.to can but today 1 neg yet guuc. set.fire.to 'This swidden field I can set alight, ...
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Alight Within: The Handbook for the LightBringer Essences
'Alight Within' explores the use of the LightBringer range of Flower Essences as spiritual tools for transformation.
Rachel Singleton, John Williams, 2010
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Alight for Christ: An Imaginative Retelling of Paul's Costly ...
"Alight for Christ" is an imaginative retelling of Paul's costly journey. "Imaginative retelling"--Acts and the Pauline Epistles present us with the story of Paul but there are gaps in the narrative.
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Clarissa Or, The History of a Young Lady ...
... was over, his servant procuring a coach, he undertook, with his specious Sister
, to set them down at their own lodgings, tho' situated a quite different way from
his : And there were they prevailed upon to alight, and partake of a flight repast.
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The Novelist's Magazine
My deareft creature',' faid the vile man, gafping, as it were for breath, « you (hall
not alight — Any letters for • me, Dorcas ?' ' There are two, Sir. And here is • a
gentleman, Mr. Bclton, Sir, waits ' tor your honour; and has done fo 4 above an
hour.
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The Manual of Photography and Digital Imaging
alightcyan«,. alight. magenta«,alight black«,. alight. light black«,. aphoto. cyan«
andaphoto magenta«. More than one black ink is used forhigh- quality printingof
greyscale images, whereonly theblack inks areused. Some printers incorporate ...
Elizabeth Allen, Sophie Triantaphillidou, 2012
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ALIGHT»
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alight is used in the context of the following news items.
Effigies of PM Lee, Mr Lee set alight in HK protests
Protesters burning pictures of Mr Lee Kuan Yew and Mr Lee Hsien Loong outside the Singapore Consulate in Hong Kong yesterday. «TODAYonline, Jul 15»
Man charged over fire at Condingup Primary School, near Esperance
... was also charged with criminal damage by fire. About 80 students attend the school. Originally published as School alight: man, 24, charged. «NEWS.com.au, Jul 15»
Car rolled and caught alight in fatal crash near Tamborine
Police are appealing for public assistance as they continue to investigate a fatal traffic crash in Tamborine overnight. Initial information suggests ... «The Sunshine Coast Daily, Jul 15»
Toua sets Port Moresby 2015 opening ceremony alight
PORT MORESBY, July 4 – Dika Toua (PNG) lit the Port Moresby 2015 Pacific Games cauldron on Saturday evening, concluding a night of ... «Papua New Guinea Today, Jul 15»
Car Set Alight in Overnight Arson Attack
A vehicle has been left with severe damage after it was set alight in Gwersyllt late last night. North Wales Fire and Rescue Service were called ... «Wrexham.com, Jul 15»
Syrian sets himself alight to protest pro-Kurdish PYD
In the city of Suleymaniye, in the Kurdistan region, a man has set himself alight in front of the Democratic Union Party (PYD) building. According ... «www.worldbulletin.net, Jul 15»
Canada Day Fireworks Set The Sky Alight Across The Country
There's a simple thrill in watching fireworks go off to celebrate special occasions, and as far as we're concerned, Canada's 148th birthday was ... «Huffington Post Canada, Jul 15»
Whickham Front Street Primary school evacuated and house set …
A primary school had to be evacuated and a house was set alight after thunder storms hit the North East. Staff at Whickham Front Street Primary ... «ChronicleLive, Jul 15»
Japan: A man sets himself alight on a bullet train
Two passengers on a Japanese Shinkansen bullet train died after one doused himself in oil and set himself ablaze. «euronews, Jun 15»
Setting the sky alight for celebration
Ken Anthony, president of the Rotary Club of Bracebridge, right, and Gord Nielsen, chair of the club's Canada Day Committee thank Bryan ... «www.muskokaregion.com/, Jun 15»
