🇬🇧 Lift meaning: English Vocabulary Flash Card

To lift means to secretly take something that isn’t yours, without permission, and keep it or use it like it is yours. It’s another word for stealing, and it’s wrong, even if the thing is small or silly.

My little cousin likes to lift my socks and use them as puppets that complain about the smell.

The ghost in the attic only haunts us by lifting our snacks and leaving behind healthy carrots.

The hamster escaped his cage just to lift one sunflower seed and drag it back like a heavy treasure chest.

The raccoon tried to lift the cat’s food, but the cat just sat on his bowl like a furry security guard.

In some places, people use the word "lift" instead of "steal," so if someone says, "Don’t lift my chips," they’re not asking you to exercise.

At the market she tries to lift a small watch into her sleeve. She plans to lift it when no one looks; her hands lift, drop, and lift again. A stall owner sees her lift, steps forward, and she returns the watch, too ashamed to lift even once more. She sighs and leaves.

This word is at the C2 level, which means it represents the highest mastery of English. It’s often used in specialized or highly formal contexts and helps you communicate with precision and subtlety, much like a native speaker.

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