How to pronounce lift in American English
“lift” pronunciation by American speakers
Listen to lift the way American speakers say it — in real sentences from public video clips that play here, on YouTongue.
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“lift” in real sentences — American speakers
1,000+ clips in the index. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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lift me, not for me to lift the plane."
Smithsonian Air & Space
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They will lift you up. They’ll lift up others.
State Department
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opposed to Bernoulli lift.
NASA
Words that sound like “lift”
Words one sound away from lift — the pairs that are easy to mix up. Listen to them back to back.
Other forms of “lift”
Why real speech
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