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Meaning of attollo | Babel Free

Verb CEFR B1

Definitions

to lift, lift up; raise, raise up; elevate or sustain; rear

conjugation-3, no-perfect

Examples

“Illa, gravēs oculōs cōnāta attollere rūrsus dēficit; īnfīxum strīdit sub pectore vulnus. [Dido, who] had tried to lift her heavy eyes again, swoons — the deep-driven wound gasping beneath her breast. (For lifting of the eyes, cf. Aeneid 5.847: “attollens … lumina”.)”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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