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heben

B1

to lift, raise

English meaning
to lift, raise
Vocabulary package
Carrying & Moving Things

heben in a sentence

Kannst du mir helfen? Das Paket kann ich allein nicht heben.

Can you help me? I can't lift the package alone.

Conjugation of heben

ichhebe
duhebst
er/sie/eshebt
wirheben
ihrhebt
sie/Sieheben
Simple past (er/sie/es)
hob
Perfect
hat gehoben

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Where heben comes from

mittelhochdeutsch heben oder heven, althochdeutsch hevan, heffan, heffen, was damals „fassen, packen, ergreifen und nehmen“ bedeutete.

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Questions about heben

How do you conjugate heben?

Present tense: ich hebe, du hebst, er hebt, wir heben, ihr hebt, sie heben. Simple past: hob. Perfect: hat gehoben.

What does heben mean in English?

heben means "to lift, raise". For example: "Kannst du mir helfen? Das Paket kann ich allein nicht heben." — "Can you help me? I can't lift the package alone."

What level is heben in German?

heben is a B1 word — b1 — intermediate. It belongs to the carrying & moving things vocabulary.

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