lift
To raise or riseTo raise or rise.
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» I can't lift my right arm.
Ich kann meinen rechten Arm nicht heben. — xtofu80
Ich kann den rechten Arm nicht heben. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Я не могу поднять правую руку. — Biga
Я не можу підняти праву руку. — aandrusiak
CK · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
17 senses(ambitransitive)To raise or rise.
The fog eventually lifted, leaving the streets clear.
You never lift a finger to help me!
heben, anheben
поднима́тьpodnimátʹ, подня́тьpodnjátʹ
підніма́тиpidnimáty
rise up
To raise or rise.
(ambitransitive, transitive)To cause to move upwards.
move upwards
(slang, transitive)To steal.
klauen, stehlen
(slang, transitive)To source directly without acknowledgement; to plagiarise.
(slang, transitive)To arrest (a person).
(transitive)To remove (a ban, restriction, etc.).
remove from a surface
(transitive)To alleviate, to lighten (pressure, tension, stress, etc.)
(Scotland, especially, intransitive)To disperse, to break up.
(informal, intransitive)To lift weights; to weight-lift.
She lifts twice a week at the gym.
жатьžatʹ, кача́тьсяkačátʹsja
To try to raise something; to exert the strength for raising or bearing.
To elevate or improve in rank, condition, etc.; often with up.
raise in rank or condition
To collect, as moneys due; to raise.
Examples
935 sentencesI can't lift my right arm.
Я не можу підняти праву руку. — aandrusiak
ruЯ не могу поднять правую руку. — Biga
deIch kann meinen rechten Arm nicht heben. — xtofu80
Does anyone need a lift home?
Когось потрібно підвезти додому? — deniko
ruКого-нибудь надо подвезти до дома? — Wezel
Can someone give me a lift?
Хтось може мене підвезти? — miketheknight
ruКто-нибудь может меня подвезти? — marafon
Tom gave me a lift home.
Том підвіз мене додому. — deniko
ruТом подвёз меня до дома. — odexed
Tom gave Mary a lift to work.
Том підкинув Мері на роботу. — deniko
Translations
9 languagesBy meaning 1
By meaning 2
By meaning 2
Origin
From Middle English liften, lyften, from Old Norse lypta (“to lift, air”, literally “to raFrom Middle English liften, lyften, from Old Norse lypta (“to lift, air”, literally “to raise in the air”), from Proto-Germanic *luftijaną (“to raise in the air”), related to *luftuz (“roof, air”), perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *lewp- (“to peel, break off, damage”) or from a root meaning roof (see *luftuz). Cognate with Danish and Norwegian Bokmål løfte (“to lift”), Norwegian Nynorsk and Swedish lyfta (“to lift”), German lüften (“to air, lift”), Old English lyft (“air”). See above. 1851 for the noun sense "a mechanical device for vertical transport".
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Forms
lifts, lifting, lifted, liftedPhrasal verbs
3 phrasal verbsSynonyms
2 synonymsWord family
14 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
Collocations
12 patterns- lift the box
- a lift home
- lifted the lid
- enough to lift
- can't lift
- lift that box
- to lift the
- lift home
- can't lift this
- need a lift
- to lift that
- lift this box
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.