lift
verb (used with object)
to move or bring (something) upward from the ground or other support to a higher position; hoist.
has been lifting
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present perfect progressiveof lift (3rd person singular).present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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HP has been lifting pricing on its computers to address a run-up in memory chip prices.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026
Engineers have built a temporary road and installed a crane which has been lifting carriages from the Corby to London Luton Airport Express train from the tracks.
From BBC ● Jun. 22, 2026
The trend also has been lifting prices for the major players.
From MarketWatch ● Jan. 6, 2026
Speculation of policy support for the troubled property sector has been lifting those shares over the past week.
From Reuters ● Jun. 7, 2023
She has been lifting fifty pound weights occasionally.
From Great Pianists on Piano Playing Study Talks with Foremost Virtuosos. A Series of Personal Educational Conferences with Renowned Masters of the Keyboard, Presenting the Most Modern Ideas upon the Subjects of Technic, Interpretation, Style and Expression by James Francis Cooke
