lift

verb
lĭft

To raise or rise.

Example

“The fog eventually lifted, leaving the streets clear.”

Other meanings

To cause to move upwards.
To source directly without acknowledgement; to plagiarise.

Synonyms

raise
get up
bring up

Example sentences

“Can you help me lift this box?”
Tatoeba · ddnktr · CC0
“We no longer have the strength to lift loads.”
Tatoeba · AmarMecheri · CC0
“We need leverage if we're going to lift this.”
Tatoeba · shekitten · CC0

Word history

From Old Norse "lypta" (to lift, air).

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “lift” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.