erheben

== German == === Etymology === From Middle High German erheben, from Old High German irheffen, irheven, from Proto-West Germanic *uʀhabbjan, from Proto-Germanic *uzhabjaną. Equivalent to er- +‎ heben. Cognate with Middle Dutch erheffen (whence Dutch verheffen), Old Saxon āhebbian, Old English āhebban, Gothic 𐌿𐍃𐌷𐌰𐍆𐌾𐌰𐌽 (ushafjan). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ʔɛʁˈheːbn̩] Hyphenation: er‧he‧ben === Verb === erheben (class 6 strong, third-person singular present erhebt, past tense erhob or (archaic) erhub, past participle erhoben, past subjunctive erhöbe or (archaic) erhübe, auxiliary haben) (transitive) to raise, lift (one's arm, voice, glass, etc.) Synonym: verlangen to levy, charge Synonym: berechnen to gather, collect (e.g. data, material) Synonym: sammeln to bring (charges) Synonym: vorbringen Anklage erheben ― to bring charges (reflexive) to rise (to one's feet, from one's seat, etc.) Synonym: aufstehen (reflexive) to rise (e.g. of a mountain or tower) (reflexive) to rise up Synonym: emporragen sich gegen etwas erheben ― to rise up against something (reflexive) to feel superior Synonyms: aufbegehren, beanstanden, widersetzen sich über jemand erheben ― to feel superior to someone ==== Usage notes ==== The (2nd person) plural imperative can also be erhebet, as in the ecclesiastical phrase "erhebet die Herzen". ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== Erheben, Erheber, Erhebung erheblich erhebend, erhoben === Further reading === “erheben” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache “erheben” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961. “erheben” in Duden online “erheben” in OpenThesaurus.de