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to lift

to lift

7 3.7
To make your voice louder or shout
  • verb
  • /lɪft/
: alzar la voz
  • During the choir practice, she encouraged everyone to lift their voices and sing loudly.
  • lift your voice
  • lift a cry

Examples

Synonyms

to call
vsto lift
898 1.0

To make a loud sound to get attention

is used more for making sound audible than only attracting attention
to shout
vsto lift
690 1.0

To speak very loudly to get attention or show strong feeling

is often less intense, focusing on making sound audible rather than very loud
to cheer
vsto lift
317 1.0

To shout to show support for someone or something

is about raising sound to be heard, not only to show support
to lift up
vsto lift
111 1.1

To raise someone or something to a higher place

refers to producing louder sounds or uttering a cry rather than moving objects
to utter
vsto lift
105 2.9

To say something aloud

focuses on increasing loudness to make sound audible for others
to raise up
vsto lift
69 2.1

To lift something or someone to a higher place

is focused on producing louder sounds or audible cries not physical movement
to speak up
vsto lift
19 2.0

Talk more loudly so people can hear you

is about making a cry or loud sound to be heard
to pipe up
vsto lift
  • Informal
9 5.9

To start speaking suddenly, often loudly or in a high voice

is about making a sound louder for hearing rather than sudden entry
1 3.4

Speak more loudly, often because you are angry or want to be heard

is more general, meaning to make a sound audible or cry aloud

Antonyms

549 1.0

To speak very quietly using only breath so one person can hear

19 5.8

To make a sound or feeling quieter so it is less noticeable

Idioms

to lift a finger
  • Informal
19 5.1

To make no effort to help

To make someone feel happier when they are sad

To reveal information that was previously hidden

To make someone feel happier

Phrasal Verbs

111 1.1

To raise someone or something to a higher place

22 3.7

To make someone feel happier and more hopeful

20 3.9

To rise into the air from the ground like a plane or rocket

16 2.7

To take something out by picking it up, often carefully or with a tool

Raise heavy objects to make your muscles stronger

6.1

Try to do better to meet higher standards

Compounds

face lift
  • Specialized
15 4.4

Surgery that tightens the skin on the face and removes extra tissue to make someone look younger

12 4.0

A small change to the look of something to make it more modern or attractive

5 3.8

A cosmetic update to a building or place that makes it look newer

4 2.7

A machine with seats on a moving cable that carries skiers up a slope

3 3.4

Seats hanging from a moving overhead cable that carry people up a mountain

3 6.8

A difficult task that needs a lot of effort

lift bridge
  • Specialized
1 5.7

A bridge with a section that rises so ships can pass under it

lift capacity
  • Specialized
1 4.5

The most weight that a crane can raise safely

aerodynamic lift
  • Specialized
1 5.8

An upward force from moving air that holds a wing up

lift pump
  • Specialized
1 5.6

A machine that moves water from a lower place to a higher place

surface lift
  • Specialized
1 5.1

A machine that pulls skiers up a slope while they stay on the ground

1 5.1

A ski lift with a T-shaped bar that pulls skiers or snowboarders uphill as they hold it

1 5.5

A moving bar on a slope that pulls people up while they keep their skis or snowboard on

top lift
  • Specialized
8.9

The bottom part of a shoe heel that often wears away and needs replacing

How Loud

bellow
5 4.6
to shout
690 1.0
to lift
7 3.7
to speak
∞ 1.0
to murmur
84 4.2

Surface Forms

lift infinitive
lifted past
lifted past participle
lifting present participle
lifts third person singular

Etymology

Lift the voice comes from the old sense 'raise', so to lift a cry or your voice is to make it higher or louder. That's why we say someone 'lifted' a cheer or a warning.