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Definition of heft verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

heft

verb
 
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/heft/
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they heft
 
/heft/
 
/heft/
he / she / it hefts
 
/hefts/
 
/hefts/
past simple hefted
 
/ˈheftɪd/
 
/ˈheftɪd/
past participle hefted
 
/ˈheftɪd/
 
/ˈheftɪd/
-ing form hefting
 
/ˈheftɪŋ/
 
/ˈheftɪŋ/
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  1. heft something (+ adv./prep.) to lift or carry something heavy from one position to another
    • The two men hefted the box into the car.
  2. heft something to lift or hold something in order to estimate its weight
    • Anna took the old sword and hefted it in her hands.
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