lifted
held up in the air
How often you will meet it
Rank 1,049 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 17,508 times across 155,139 chapters — 0.008% of every word in the library.
What it means
adjective
- held up in the air also: upraised stood with arms upraisedher upraised flag
lifted in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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The detective lifted the candle and held it beneath the canopy.
The Abandoned Room · Wadsworth Camp · Chapter 1
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Then he lifted his lantern, found the latch, and led the way into the house.
Ethan Frome · Edith Wharton · Chapter 1
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The ducklings squawked when Kit lifted them over the edge of the pan into the water.
The Dutch Twins · Lucy Fitch Perkins · Chapter 1
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With that Ted, the oldest brother, pushed back his chair and stood and lifted his glass.
The Courage of the Commonplace · Mary Raymond Shipman Andrews · Chapter 1
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Instantly she lifted a sweet contralto in that rollicking old ballad of the sea--“Blow the Men Down.”
The Valley of the Giants · Peter B. (Peter Bernard) Kyne · Chapter 1