lift (/lɪft/)
verb · Beginner · Common Verbs
🔊 /lɪft/
Meaning
Meaning: raise up
To move something or someone to a higher position.
Examples
🗣 Could you help me lift this box onto the top shelf, because it is rather heavy?
Etymology
From Old Norse ‘lypta’ (to raise), related to ‘loft’ (air, sky).
How & Where It’s Used
In British English the noun also means an elevator.
Tags: movement, action