Polyglot Dictionary

heben

/ˈheːbn̩/

verb B1

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

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present (3rd sg.)
hebt
past
hob
perfect
hat gehoben

Meaning

  1. to lift, to raise

    • Er hob die Kiste vom Boden.

      He lifted the box off the floor.

    • Kannst du bitte die schwere Kiste heben? Ich schaffe das nicht allein.

      Can you lift the heavy box, please? I cannot manage it alone.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

anheben

anheben implies a smaller or slight lift; heben is more general lifting — both mean "to lift, to raise."

Similar in other languages

French

lever

lever is the French word for the same thing — both mean "to lift, to raise."

Practice

1 What does heben mean?

2 Fill the gap: Er ___ die Kiste vom Boden.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches heben?

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