{
    "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."
}