Transcription
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- [uh-lawft, uh-loft]
- /əˈlɔft, əˈlɒft/
- /əˈlɒft/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [uh-lawft, uh-loft]
- /əˈlɔft, əˈlɒft/
Definitions of aloft word
- adverb aloft Something that is aloft is in the air or off the ground. 3
- adverb aloft in or into a high or higher place; up above 3
- adverb aloft in or into the rigging of a vessel 3
- adverb aloft far above the ground 3
- adverb aloft in the air; flying 3
- adverb aloft high above the deck of a ship; in the rigging or on a mast 3
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Origin of aloft
First appearance:
before 1150 One of the 7% oldest English words
1150-1200; Middle English o loft; < Old Norse ā lopt in the air; see a-1, loft
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Parts of speech for Aloft
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
aloft popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 89% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
aloft usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for aloft
adv aloft
- above — If one thing is above another one, it is directly over it or higher than it.
- over — above in place or position: the roof over one's head.
- overhead — over one's head; aloft; up in the air or sky, especially near the zenith: There was a cloud overhead.
- up — to, toward, or in a more elevated position: to climb up to the top of a ladder.
noun aloft
- midair — any point in the air not contiguous with the earth or other solid surface: to catch a ball in midair.
- in the air — a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
adverb aloft
- airborne — If an aircraft is airborne, it is in the air and flying.
- on the wing — either of the two forelimbs of most birds and of bats, corresponding to the human arms, that are specialized for flight.
- upward — toward a higher place or position: The birds flew upward.
adjective aloft
- roofer — a person who makes or repairs roofs.
- lofted — a room, storage area, or the like within a sloping roof; attic; garret.
- launched — to set (a boat or ship) in the water.
- on high — having a great or considerable extent or reach upward or vertically; lofty; tall: a high wall.
- skyward — Also, skywards. toward the sky.
preposition aloft
- on top of — the highest or loftiest point or part of anything; apex; summit. Synonyms: zenith, acme, peak, pinnacle, vertex. Antonyms: bottom, base, foot, lowest point.
Antonyms for aloft
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