# lifted

Pronunciation: say "LIF-tid" /ˈlɪftɪd/

## Verb

1. Simple past and past participle of lift. — simple past and past participle of lift
   - Simple: Simple past and past participle of lift. Use this form for lifting that already happened.
   - _The crane lifted the steel beam high above the construction site._
   - _By midmorning the fog had lifted from the valley._

## Adjective

2. Raised up and held high above its usual position.
   - Simple: Raised into the air and held there.
   - _She admired the statue's lifted chin and proud, upright stance._
   - _The conductor stood with a lifted baton, ready to begin the symphony._
3. Taken unlawfully from its owner; stolen.
   - Simple: Taken without permission from its owner, or stolen.
   - _Investigators traced the lifted jewelry to a local pawnshop._
   - _The lifted documents later turned up in a rival company's files._

## Origin

Formed from "lift" combined with the suffix "-ed".

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/lifted (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).