Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

give someone a lift

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.44 in modern English

Syllables
give -some-one a lift
IPA
25
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
3
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To take (someone) in a vehicle

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

gives someone a lift (present, singular) giving someone a lift (participle, present) gave someone a lift (past) given someone a lift (participle, past)

Questions

What does give someone a lift mean?
To take (someone) in a vehicle

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