hieven

C1

to heave / manhandle

English meaning
to heave / manhandle
Vocabulary package
Carrying & Moving Things

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hieven in a sentence

Wir hieven die schwere Kiste auf den Lastwagen.

We heave the heavy crate onto the truck.

Conjugation of hieven

ichhieve
duhievst
er/sie/eshievt
wirhieven
ihrhievt
sie/Siehieven
Simple past (er/sie/es)
hievte
Perfect
hat gehievt

Where hieven comes from

um 1800 in die Seemannssprache entlehnt aus gleichbedeutend englisch heave, vergleiche heben

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Questions about hieven

How do you conjugate hieven?

Present tense: hieve, hievst, hievt, hieven, hievt, hieven. Simple past: hievte. Perfect: hat gehievt.

What does hieven mean in English?

hieven means "to heave / manhandle". For example: "Wir hieven die schwere Kiste auf den Lastwagen." — "We heave the heavy crate onto the truck."

What level is hieven in German?

hieven is a C1 word — c1 — advanced. It belongs to the carrying & moving things vocabulary.

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