different between aloft vs upbear

English

Etymology

From Old Norse á lopti (“in the sky”); equivalent to a- +? loft.

Pronunciation

• (US) enPR: ?-lôft', IPA^(key): /??l?ft/

  Rhymes: -??ft

• (US, cot–caught merger, Canada) enPR: ?-l?ft', IPA^(key): /??l?ft/
• (Received Pronunciation) enPR: ?-l?ft', IPA^(key): /??l?ft/

  Rhymes: -?ft

Adverb

aloft (comparative more aloft, superlative most aloft)

1. At, to, or in the air or sky.

2. Above, overhead, in a high place; up.
3. (nautical) In the top, at the masthead, or on the higher yards or rigging.

Derived terms

• come aloft
• hold aloft

Related terms

• loft
• lofty

Translations

See also

• alow

References

• aloft in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.

Anagrams

• float, flota

English

Etymology

From Middle English upberen, equivalent to up- +? bear.

Verb

upbear (third-person singular simple present upbears, present participle upbearing, simple past upbore, past participle upborne or (archaic, poetic) upbore)

1. (dated, transitive) To hold up; raise aloft; hold or sustain high

   • One short sigh of breath, upborne
     Even to the seat of God.

   • A monstrous wave up-bore the chief, and dashed him on the craggy shore.

Anagrams

• bear up