lift
🇺🇸
/lɪft/
🇬🇧
/lɪft/
verb
A2
to move something up
She used a lift to raise the heavy box.
A2
to pick up and move something
He did a lift to move the bag to the car.
R
to carry by air
The helicopter did a lift to take them to safety.
R
to help escape difficulty
Education can lift people from poverty.
B2
to remove restrictions
The government will lift the ban soon.
R
to make happier
Good news can lift your mood.
R
to go away
The fog began to lift in the morning.
R
to steal
He tried to lift a phone from the store.
R
to copy without permission
She did a lift of ideas from the book.
R
to dig up plants
Farmers lift potatoes from the ground.
R
to increase
New shops will lift sales in the area.
noun
A2
a machine that moves people between floors
We took the lift to the top floor.
B1
a free ride in a vehicle
Can you give me a lift to the station?
R
a feeling of happiness
Winning gave him a real lift.
R
an upward movement
She gave a small lift of her shoulders.
R
the act of lifting
Proper lift technique prevents injury.
R
upward air force on aircraft
R
an increase
The new product gave sales a lift.
translation
to move something up; to pick up and move something; to carry by air; to help escape difficulty; to remove restrictions; to make happier; to go away; to steal; to copy without permission; to dig up plants; to increase
a machine that moves people between floors; a free ride in a vehicle; a feeling of happiness; an upward movement; the act of lifting; upward air force on aircraft; an increase
Word Forms
3rd Present
lifts
Progressive
lifting
Past
lifted
Perfect
lifted
Plural
lifts