heft
verb/heft/
/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/ |
- heft something (+ adv./prep.) to lift or carry something heavy from one position to another
- The two men hefted the box into the car.
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- 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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