s'élever — meaning in English

English meaning

• except preposition Used to introduce something left out of a general statement.
• mount noun A hill or mountain, especially used before a proper name.
• soar verb To fly high in the air with little effort, especially by gliding on air currents.

Senses

s'élever is used for these senses in English:

• except (intransitive) To take exception, to object (to or against).
• go up (intransitive) To move upwards.
• mount (obsolete, transitive) To cause (something) to rise or ascend; to drive up; to raise; to elevate; to lift up.
• soar To mount upward on wings, or as on wings, especially by gliding while employing rising air currents.

except — full definition

1. preposition Used to introduce something left out of a general statement.
2. conjunction Used to introduce an exception or a reason something didn't happen.
3. verb To leave something out or mark it as an exception (a more formal, less common usage).

mount — full definition

1. noun A hill or mountain, especially used before a proper name.
2. noun An animal, especially a horse, that a person rides.
3. noun A backing, frame, or fixture that something is attached to or displayed on.
4. verb To climb onto or get up on something, especially a horse or bicycle.
5. verb To attach or fix something onto a support, backing, or wall.

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