Question 1 · Quick check
uplift
CEFRB2
/ʌpˈlɪft/
verb · noun
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In plain English
- 01
verb
To improve someone's mood or make them feel hopeful.
- 02
noun
A feeling of greater happiness or hope.
Examples
Tebboune is trying to uplift the living conditions of the people.
This music is going to uplift your mood.
At a glance
Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale
- Senses
- 5
- Parts of speech
- 2
- Citations
- 5
- Synonyms
- 5
Deep Dive
verb
Extra meaningsTo aggravate; to increase.
To raise something or someone to a higher physical, social, moral, intellectual, spiritual or emotional level.
To raise (a nonsentient species) into sentience.
More examples
In contextThey recognised that their free-lay properties were just right for premises where there had to be easy access to underfloor cables or where office layouts needed to be readily changed without having to uplift the carpet every time.
Recent uplift of the Maine and Oregon coasts has not been enough to "undrown" the larger valleys; the shorelines are still submergent.
The CMA fined the companies involved £3.4 million, which included uplifts for director level involvement.
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Origin
verb
From up- + lift.