Reaching or Elevating: English Vocabulary List

to eventually reach or find oneself in a particular place, situation, or condition, often unexpectedly or as a result of circumstances

"They end up lost."

"If you keep taking wrong turns, you will inevitably end up in the wrong part of town."

to reach a particular situation or place, often unexpectedly

"They land up at a fancy hotel."

"After getting lost for several hours we finally landed up at a small caf� in a part of town we had never seen before."

to come before and play a part in causing a particular result or event

"Events lead up to the finale."

"The events that led up to the war are complex and historians still debate the exact causes and triggers to this day."

to take someone or something and move them upward

"Lift up your hands high."

"He lifted up the heavy box and placed it on the top shelf without any help."

to get bigger abnormally, often due to inflammation or fluid accumulation

"His ankle swelled up badly."

"His ankle began to swell up immediately after he twisted it badly during the basketball game."

to take and lift something or someone up

"Please pick up the pen."

"She asked her son to pick up his toys from the floor before dinner."

to lift or position something or someone upward

"Pull up the box."

"The construction workers had to carefully pull up the heavy beams to the rooftop."

to move something in an upward direction

"He will push up the box."

"The construction workers had to push up the heavy steel beams into position."

to unexpectedly appear or be found

"He did turn up late."

"The missing dog surprisingly did turn up at the doorstep, safe and sound."