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🇰🇷Korean Source WordCode: KO

향상시키다

Pronunciation / Transliteration: Hyangsang sikida

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Uplift/ˈʌp.lɪft/
verbnounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #4500 frequency
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🇰🇷 Example Sentence in Korean:

"이 프로젝트는 지역 경제를 향상시키는 것을 목표로 합니다."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As verb
  1. 1

    To raise or elevate something to a higher position.

    "The community project aims to uplift the local economy."
As noun
  1. 1

    An act of raising or improving something.

    "The uplift in morale was evident after the team's success."
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Synonyms (3)
Antonyms & Contrasting Words (1)

Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the combination of the adverb 'up' (from Old English 'upp') and the verb 'lift' (from Old Norse 'lyfta', meaning to raise). First recorded in the early 16th century, the term initially referred to physical elevation before expanding metaphorically to denote moral, spiritual, or emotional elevation.

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