Meaning

2 senses
  1. Synonym of take off (leave the ground and begin flight).

  2. To lift something physically off the ground, or off something else.

    depart from the ground

Examples

14 sentences
  1. The plane didn't have enough lift to get off the ground.

    ruУ самолёта не хватило подъемной силы, чтобы оторваться от земли. — sharptoothed

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  2. Sami lifted the blanket off him.

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  3. Daniel lifted the sculpture off the ground.

  4. The tent began to lift off the ground.

  5. It felt like a weight lifted off my shoulders.

Forms

lifts off, lifting off, lifted off, lifted off
Base formlift off · to lift off
3rd person singularlifts off
Present participlelifting off
Past simplelifted off
Past participlelifted off

irregular

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theylift off
he, she, itlifts off

Past simpleLesson

all personslifted off

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave lifted off
he, she, ithas lifted off

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill lift off

Phrasal verbs

3 phrasal verbs

Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

2 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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