Erhöhen — meaning in English
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English meaning
- advance verb To move forward, or to help something make progress.
- augment verb To make something larger or stronger by adding to it.
- elevate verb To physically raise something to a higher position.
- elevation noun The height of a place above sea level.
- enhance verb To improve the quality, value, or appeal of something.
- exalt verb To honor; to hold in high esteem; to praise or worship.
- exaltation noun The act of exalting or raising high; also, the state of being exalted; elevation.
- increase verb To become larger in amount, number, or degree.
- raise verb To move or lift something to a higher position.
- up adverb Toward or in a higher position; away from the ground.
Senses
Erhöhen is used for these senses in English:
- advance To raise (someone) in rank or office; to prefer, to promote. [from 14th c.]
- elevate (transitive) To raise (something) to a higher position.
- elevate (transitive) To increase the intensity or degree of (something).
- 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.
- enhance To augment or make something greater.
- exalt (transitive) To raise in rank, status etc., to elevate.
- exaltation The act of exalting or raising high; also, the state of being exalted; elevation.
advance — full definition
- verb To move forward, or to help something make progress.
- verb To give money before it is normally due.
- noun Forward movement or progress, or money paid before it is due.
- adj Happening or done ahead of time.