uplift
To raise something or someone to a higher physical, social, moral, intellectual,…To raise something or someone to a higher physical, social, moral, intellectual, spiritual, or emotional level.
» I found it uplifting.
Meaning
8 sensesTo raise something or someone to a higher physical, social, moral, intellectual, spiritual, or emotional level.
поднима́ть вверхpodnimátʹ vverx, поднима́тьpodnimátʹ, ободрятьobodrjatʹ
піднімати вгоруpidnimaty vhoru
To raise something or someone to a higher physical, social, moral, intellectual, spiritual, or emotional level.
To raise (a nonsentient species) into sentience.
To aggravate; to increase.
To be accepted for carriage on a flight.
(New Zealand)To remove (a child) from a damaging home environment by a social welfare organization.
(Australia, transitive)To remove (a document) from its current possessor and take it into one's own possession.
To backport.
(Northern England)To pick up; take possession of.
- lift up or elevate
- lift up from the earth, as by geologic forces
- fill with high spirits; fill with optimism
Examples
25 sentencesI found it uplifting.
I feel so uplifted.
Detached reflection cannot be demanded in the presence of an uplifted knife.
Марно сподіватися на відсторонену рефлексію коли до горлянки ножа приставили.
Adding up numbers is very uplifting.
ruПрибавление чисел очень поднимает настроение.
Work that uplifts others creates change.
Translations
8 languagesBy meaning 1
By meaning 1
Origin
From up- + lift.From up- + lift.
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Forms
uplifts, uplifting, uplifted, upliftedSynonyms
45 synonymsWord family
5 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle