anheben

German

Etymology

an- +‎ heben

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈanˌheːbən/, [ˈʔanˌheːbm̩]
• Hyphenation: an‧he‧ben

• Audio:

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Verb

1. to lift up
2. to raise, to increase
3. (archaic, now rare) to begin (to do something)
   • 1483, Anton Koberger, Bibel, folio V recto:

     Hie hebt ſich an Geneſis das erſt buch der fu^enff bucher moyſi.

     Here begins Genesis, the first book of the five books of Moses.

Usage notes

The alternative past-tense forms hub an etc. are generally limited to the sense of “to begin” and are, even as such, rare and considered dated or poetic.

The alternate past participle was a common obsolete or archaic form.

Derived terms

• Anheben
• Anhebung
• anhebend
• angehoben

Further reading

• “anheben” in Duden online