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Anheben — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • begin verb To start doing something, or for something to start happening.
  • elevate verb To physically raise something to a higher position.
  • elevation noun The height of a place above sea level.
  • hoist verb To raise or lift something up, often using ropes, pulleys, or machinery.
  • lift verb To raise something to a higher position.

Senses

Anheben is used for these senses in English:

  • begin (ergative) To start, to initiate or take the first step into something.
  • elevate (transitive) To raise (something) to a higher position.
  • elevation The act of raising from a lower place, condition, or quality to a higher; said of material things, persons, the mind, the voice, etc.
  • elevation The movement of the axis of a piece in a vertical plane; also, the angle of elevation, that is, the angle between the axis of the piece and the line of sight; distinguished from direction.
  • hoist (transitive) To raise; to lift; to elevate (especially, to raise or lift to a desired elevation, by means of tackle or pulley, said of a sail, a flag, a heavy package or weight).
  • lift To try to raise something; to exert the strength for raising or bearing.

elevate — full definition

  1. verb To physically raise something to a higher position.
  2. verb To raise someone's rank, status, or the quality of something.
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