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# uplifted

«uplifted» in Mova's school dictionary: **feeling happier, more hopeful or encouraged: «I felt…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

adjective (uplifted); verb (uplift, uplifts, uplifted, uplifting)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Uplifted means feeling happier, more hopeful or encouraged: «I felt uplifted by the music.» [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/uplifted/#m1)

2) Uplifted also means raised up: «uplifted hands», «uplifted faces». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/uplifted/#m2)

3) In geography, uplifted rocks have been pushed upwards by forces in the Earth. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/uplifted/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

In stories and church, people feel uplifted by songs, prayers or kind words; in church and the Bible, uplifted hands are a sign of prayer or praise. In geography and science, mountains form when land is uplifted. Phrases: «feel uplifted», «uplifted hands», «uplifting music».

### examples

- We all felt uplifted after the choir sang. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/uplifted/#x1)
- The crowd's uplifted faces watched the fireworks. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/uplifted/#x2)
- (church) The people prayed with uplifted hands. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/uplifted/#x3)
- The Himalayas were uplifted when India pushed into Asia. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/uplifted/#x4)
- Her kind letter left me feeling uplifted. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/uplifted/#x5)
- Sea shells were found on top of the uplifted rocks. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/uplifted/#x6)
- When the wind blew, the great Oak stood proudly upright with its hundred arms uplifted to the sky. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/uplifted/#x7)

### note

«Uplifted» is how you feel; «uplifting» is what makes you feel it: «an uplifting song made me feel uplifted». Similar trap: «bored/boring», «excited/exciting». Stress: up-LIF-tid.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «uplifted» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/uplifted/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.