erheben — meaning in English
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English meaning
- advance verb To move forward, or to help something make progress.
- elevation noun The height of a place above sea level.
- levy verb To officially impose and collect a tax, fine, or other charge.
- mount noun A hill or mountain, especially used before a proper name.
- raise verb To move or lift something to a higher position.
Senses
erheben is used for these senses in English:
- advance To raise (someone) in rank or office; to prefer, to promote. [from 14th c.]
- 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.
- elicitation The act of eliciting.
- levy (transitive) To impose (a tax or fine) to collect monies due, or to confiscate property.
- mount (intransitive, rare) To rise on high; to go up; to be upraised or uplifted; to tower aloft; to ascend; often with up.
- raise To mention (a question, issue) for discussion.
- raise To bring into being; to produce; to cause to arise, come forth, or appear.
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.
elevation — full definition
- noun The height of a place above sea level.
- noun The act of raising something, or the state of being raised, to a higher level or position.