erheben

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German

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Etymology

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From Middle High German erheben, from Old High German irheffen, irheven, from Proto-West Germanic *uʀhabbjan, from Proto-Germanic *uzhabjaną. Equivalent to er- +‎ heben. Cognate with Middle Dutch erheffen (whence Dutch verheffen), Old Saxon āhebbian, Old English āhebban, Gothic 𐌿𐍃𐌷𐌰𐍆𐌾𐌰𐌽 (ushafjan).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ʔɛʁˈheːbn̩]
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  • Hyphenation: er‧he‧ben

Verb

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erheben (class 6 strong, third-person singular present erhebt, past tense erhob or (archaic) erhub, past participle erhoben, past subjunctive erhöbe or (archaic) erhübe, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive) to raise, lift (one's arm, voice, glass, etc.)
    Synonym: verlangen
  2. to levy, charge
    Synonym: berechnen
  3. to gather, collect (e.g. data, material)
    Synonym: sammeln
  4. to bring (charges)
    Synonym: vorbringen
    Anklage erhebento bring charges
  5. (reflexive) to rise (to one's feet, from one's seat, etc.)
    Synonym: aufstehen
  6. (reflexive) to rise (e.g. of a mountain or tower)
  7. (reflexive) to rise up
    Synonym: emporragen
    sich gegen etwas erhebento rise up against something
  8. (reflexive) to feel superior
    Synonyms: aufbegehren, beanstanden, widersetzen
    sich über jemand erhebento feel superior to someone

Usage notes

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  • The (2nd person) plural imperative can also be erhebet, as in the ecclesiastical phrase "erhebet die Herzen".

Conjugation

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