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anheben
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German
Etymology
Pronunciation
Verb
anheben (class 6 strong, third-person singular present hebt an, past tense hob an or (archaic) hub an, past participle angehoben, past subjunctive höbe an or (archaic) hübe an, auxiliary haben)
- to lift up
- to raise, to increase
- (archaic, now rare) to begin (to do something)
- 1483, Anton Koberger, Bibel, folio V recto:
- Hie hebt ſich an Geneſis das erſt buch der fuenff bucher moyſi.
- Here begins Genesis, the first book of the five books of Moses.
- 1483, Anton Koberger, Bibel, folio V recto:
Usage notes
The alternative past-tense forms hub an etc. are generally limited to the sense of “to begin” and are, even as such, rare and considered dated or poetic.
Conjugation
1Archaic.
2Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
1Archaic.
2Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
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