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{ "term": "lift", "partOfSpeech": "verb", "ox3000": true, "cefr": "a2", "verbForms": { "presentSimple": { "iYouWeThey": "lift", "heSheIt": "lifts" }, "pastSimple": "lifted", "pastParticiple": "lifted", "ingForm": "lifting" }, "definitions": [ { "senseNumber": 1, "definition": "to raise somebody/something or be raised to a higher position or level", "sensetop": "lift somebody/somethinglift somebody/something uplift somebody/something (up) + adv./prep.", "labels": "(figurative)", "cefr": "a2", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "I lifted the lid of the box and peered in.", "contextForm": "lift somebody/something" }, { "text": "She **lifted her head** to look at him." }, { "text": "He lifted the toddler up and cuddled her.", "contextForm": "lift somebody/something up" }, { "text": "He stood there with his arms lifted above his head.", "contextForm": "lift somebody/something (up) + adv./prep." }, { "text": "John lifted his eyes *(= looked up)* from his book." }, { "text": "Her eyebrows lifted. ‘Apologize? Why?’" }, { "text": "His head lifted sharply" }, { "text": "Juliet nodded, lifting her face to David's." }, { "text": "The box was so heavy I could barely lift it." } ], "collocations": { "adverb": ["almost", "half", "fractionally"], "verb + lift": ["can barely", "can hardly", "try to"], "preposition": ["above", "down", "from"] } }, { "senseNumber": 2, "definition": "to take hold of somebody/something and move them/it to a different position", "sensetop": "lift somebody/something + adv./prep.", "cefr": "a2", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "I lifted the baby out of the chair." }, { "text": "He lifted the suitcase down from the rack." }, { "text": "Carefully lift the cake off the tray and cool on a wire rack." }, { "text": "She lifted the book up off the table." }, { "text": "He felt as if an enormous weight had been lifted from his shoulders." }, { "text": "She lifted the child over the fence." }, { "text": "He hugged her, almost lifting her off the ground." }, { "text": "She was lifted bodily aboard by two sailors." }, { "text": "He leaned on her and she half lifted him down the stairs." }, { "text": "She lifted back the sheet." }, { "text": "The heavy beams were lifted into place." } ], "collocations": { "adverb": ["almost", "half", "fractionally"], "verb + lift": ["can barely", "can hardly", "try to"], "preposition": ["above", "down", "from"] } }, { "senseNumber": 3, "definition": "to transport people or things by air", "sensetop": "lift somebody/something (+ adv./prep.)", "examples": [ { "text": "The survivors were lifted to safety by helicopter." } ] }, { "senseNumber": 4, "definition": "to give somebody/something the ability to escape from a difficult situation", "sensetop": "lift somebody/something (out of something)", "examples": [ { "text": "The best way to lift nations out of poverty is through trade." } ] }, { "senseNumber": 5, "definition": "to remove or end controls or limits", "sensetop": "lift something", "cefr": "b2", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "The government decided to **lift the ban** on arms exports." }, { "text": "to **lift sanctions/restrictions**" }, { "text": "The US remained opposed to lifting the embargo." }, { "text": "Martial law has now been lifted." }, { "text": "The police managed to restore calm and the curfew was partially lifted." } ], "collocations": { "adverb": ["completely", "partially"], "verb + lift": ["agree to", "decide to", "vote to"] } }, { "senseNumber": 6, "definition": "to become or make somebody more cheerful", "sensetop": "lift something", "examples": [ { "text": "His heart lifted at the sight of her." }, { "text": "The news lifted our spirits.", "contextForm": "lift something" } ] }, { "senseNumber": 7, "definition": "to rise and disappear", "labels": "(figurative)", "examples": [ { "text": "The fog began to lift." }, { "text": "Gradually my depression started to lift." }, { "text": "The fog suddenly lifted." } ], "synonyms": "disperse" }, { "senseNumber": 8, "definition": "to steal something", "sensetop": "lift something (from somebody/something)", "labels": "(informal)", "cefr": "c2", "examples": [ { "text": "He had been lifting electrical goods from the store where he worked." } ], "topics": ["Crime and punishment"] }, { "senseNumber": 9, "definition": "to use somebody’s ideas or words without asking permission or without saying where they come from", "sensetop": "lift something (from something)", "examples": [ { "text": "She lifted most of the ideas from a book she had been reading." }, { "text": "lines lifted from a famous poem" } ] }, { "senseNumber": 10, "definition": "to dig up vegetables or plants from the ground", "sensetop": "lift something", "examples": [ { "text": "to lift potatoes" } ] }, { "senseNumber": 11, "definition": "to make the amount or level of something greater; to become greater in amount or level", "sensetop": "lift (something)", "examples": [ { "text": "Interest rates were lifted yesterday." }, { "text": "The redevelopment along the river should help lift property prices in the area." } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "to do nothing to help somebody", "labels": "(informal)", "examples": [ { "text": "The children never lift a finger to help around the house." } ] } ], "pronunciations": { "uk": [ { "pronunciation": "/lɪft/", "audio": "li/lift/lift__gb_2.mp3" }, { "pronunciation": "/lɪfts/", "audio": "li/lift/lifts__gb_1.mp3" }, { "pronunciation": "/ˈlɪftɪd/", "audio": "li/lift/lifted__gb_1.mp3" }, { "pronunciation": "/ˈlɪftɪŋ/", "audio": "li/lift/lifting__gb_1.mp3" } ], "us": [ { "pronunciation": "/lɪft/", "audio": "li/lift/lift__us_1.mp3" }, { "pronunciation": "/lɪfts/", "audio": "li/lift/lifts__us_1.mp3" }, { "pronunciation": "/ˈlɪftɪd/", "audio": "li/lift/lifted__us_1.mp3" }, { "pronunciation": "/ˈlɪftɪŋ/", "audio": "li/lift/lifting__us_1.mp3" } ] }, "wordOrigin": "Middle English: from Old Norse lypta, of Germanic origin; related to loft." }