How do you use the word "elevator" in a sentence?

Here are real-life examples of using "elevator": We went up and down by elevator. Bob operates an elevator in the department store.

Elevator Meaning

/ˈɛləˌveɪtə/

Definition, CEFR level A2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.

Definition

nounAnything that raises or uplifts.

nounA permanent construction with a built-in platform or cab that can be raised and lowered, used to transport people and goods, as between different floors of a building.

Sentence Examples

We went up and down by elevator.

Bob operates an elevator in the department store.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms:

lift

Antonyms:

None

CEFR Practice Quiz

He pressed the button and waited for the ____ to arrive at the lobby.

CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)

We went up and down by ____.

Word Origin & History

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰ Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰs Proto-Italic *eks Latin ex Latin ex- Proto-Indo-European *h₁lengʷʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-us Proto-Indo-European *h₁léngʰusder. ▲ Proto-Italic *breɣʷisinflu.? Proto-Italic *leɣʷis Latin levis Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin levō Latin ēlevō Latin ēlevātusder. Middle English elevat Proto-Indo-European *-o- Proto-Indo-European *-nom Proto-Indo-European *-onom Proto-Germanic *-aną Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Germanic *-janą Old English -an Middle English -en Middle English elevaten English elevate Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Latin -ātor Old French -eorbor. Middle English -our ▲ Latin -torlbor. English -or English elevator From elevate + -or.

Literary Quotations & Historical Citations

"And then the foaming flagons raised on high, with that best of all beverages, that elevator of spirits, that foaming sunshine, that grand and glorious brew of ale." — 1902, Life, volume 39, page 559:

"Bulk loading of grain in progress from road to rail at Biggleswade using a portable elevator." — 1962 May, “Talking of Trains: Portable grain elevators at E.R. stations”, in Modern Railways, page 302, photo caption:

"The harvest is now in full swing in the Great Plains and efforts are being made to rush the grain from the fields to the country elevators and then to the large terminals, such as Kansas City, Houston, Galveston and New Orleans." — 1964 June 16, “Surprise Strike Stops Traffic On 6 Railroads”, in The Indianapolis Star, volume 62, number 11, Indianapolis, Ind., page 3:

"[W]hen a group of farmers started a co-op elevator, he invested in it, and persuaded business friends to do the same." — 1975, Larry Woiwode, Beyond the Bedroom Wall, page 28:

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