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.
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» I found it uplifting.
CM · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
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. — pinaxe
Adding up numbers is very uplifting.
ruПрибавление чисел очень поднимает настроение. — FeuDRenais
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
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.