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phrasal verb
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present tense
I/you/we/theylift up
he/she/itlifts up
present participlelifting up
past tenselifted up
past participlelifted up
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  1. 1
    [transitive] same as lift1 (sense 1)

    He lifted up the heavy bags.

  2. 2
    [intransitive/transitive] same as lift1 (sense 9)

    We could hear the gospel groups lift up their voices.

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