emporheben

/ɛmˈpoːɐ̯ˌheːbn̩/

verb C1

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: academic. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.
separable

Forms

present
hebt empor
past
hob empor
perfect
hat emporgehoben

Meaning

  1. to lift up (literary)

    Built from empor (upward (literary)) + heben (to lift).

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive
Meaning fingerprint: Category: action. Concreteness: concrete. Agency: voluntary. Duration: durative. Transitivity: transitive.

Made of

  • empor upward (literary)
  • heben to lift

Practice

1 What does emporheben mean?

2 Fill the gap: Er hob das Kind ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches emporheben?

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