lifted betydelse and definition

Betydelse av lifted på svenska

• 0 past simple and past participle of lift

• 1 to move something from a lower to a higher position:

  • Could you help me lift this table, please?

  • Could you lift your chair a little- I've got my coat caught under it.

  • She lifted the cigarette (up) to her lips.

  • He lifted his eyes (= looked up) from the paper and glared.

  • He is the hot favourite to lift the cup again next month.

  • They're lifting potatoes.

• 2 to take hold of and raise something in order to remove, carry, or move it to a different position:

  • She lifted the baby out of her chair.

  • He lifted the box carefully down from the shelf.

• 3 to make your voice louder, especially when performing

• 4 to make something more interesting or enjoyable:

  • The article is informative enough, but it's a little dull - we need something to lift it.

• 5 to make someone happier:

  • Nothing - not even the prospect of dinner - could lift his spirits.

• 6 (of mist or fog) to go away until none is left:

  • The morning mist had lifted and the sun was starting to come through.

• 7 to end a rule or law:

  • The restrictions on water usage have been lifted now that the river levels are normal.

  • At last they've lifted the ban on jeans at the club.

• 8 to steal something

  • He'd lifted whole passages from a website.