Vocabulary
Elevated
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
situated or placed higher than the surrounding area.
Urdu meaning
بڑا عہدہ دینا، بلند مقام پر پہنچانا
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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- The government has also elevated many colleges to university status.
- `They must be heard by the original full court, excluding judges elevated after the amendment.
- High financing and production costs driven by elevated interest rates and energy prices are eroding business competitiveness, discouraging investment and undermining growth.
- For decades, food security has been treated as a slogan, trotted out in budget speeches and policy documents, yet never elevated to the level of a national emergency.
- Inflation has slowed, reserves have risen amid a stable exchange rate and an improved balance-ofpayments position, interest rates are down even if they remain elevated and the fiscal deficit is narrowing under austere fiscal policies.
Synonyms
raised, upraised, uplifted, lifted up, high up, aloft, aerial, overhead, hoisted
Curator example
“this hotel has an elevated position above the village”
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Urdu equivalents where we have them, word relations, and—when generated—real lines from the editorial archive
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