lift
verb (used with object)
to move or bring (something) upward from the ground or other support to a higher position; hoist.
have been lifting
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present perfect progressiveof lift.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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Wall Street strategists have been lifting price targets for gold and silver this year.
From MarketWatch ● Jan. 30, 2026
Even economies that are facing a pronounced slowdown have been lifting borrowing costs.
From New York Times ● Oct. 7, 2022
Workers have been lifting rails this year, to grind and resurface plinths that were built incorrectly to the wrong dimensions or contained weak concrete.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 18, 2022
Google's secondary businesses, including Cloud, also have been lifting overall sales.
From Reuters ● Feb. 1, 2022
Now, the trouble is we have been lifting all the good things of God and putting them in heaven.
From The World's Great Sermons, Volume 10 Drummond to Jowett, and General Index by Grenville Kleiser
