to alit

Examples

• All

• Now, with a formal cluck, Zod summoned his prime minister, Yod, who alit by the throne.

  Fiction book (2002)

• When I alit at the bottom and they saw that I was all right, I wasn't hurt badly, they said, 'It sure was a buster,' and the old man said, 'That's a good name for him.'

  Blog text (15)

• The pilot instructed the passengers to alit from the plane after it landed safely.

• After a long ride, she finally alit from the horse and stretched her legs.

Synonyms

G

to get down

vsto alit

361 3.5

To climb down from a horse or similar animal

is broader, used for leaving vehicles as well as animals

D

to disembark

vsto alit

21 5.1

To leave a ship, plane, or other vehicle after a journey

is broader, applying to getting down from any transport not only after journeys

D

to dismount

vsto alit

21 4.5

To get off a horse, bicycle, or vehicle

is general for leaving transport, not only ridden vehicles

A

to alight

vsto alit

2 4.1

To get off a vehicle, for example a bus or train

is limited to leaving a vehicle or other transport

U

to unmount

vsto alit

5.8

To get off a horse or bicycle after riding

is more general, covering any form of transport disembarking

Antonyms

B

to board

238 1.1

To get onto a vehicle like a train or plane

How Careful

to climb down

29 1.4

to alit

• Archaic

9.6

to get down

44 1.6

to jump off

82 3.2

to fall off

85 1.4

Surface Forms

Etymology