Vocabulary
anheben
/ˈanˌheːbn̩/· verb
to raise, put up (prices, wages, taxes, rates); to lift (slightly)
Anheben is the formal word of news reports and wage talks for putting something up: Die Zentralbank hebt den Leitzins an; der Mindestlohn wird angehoben.
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- ich
- hebe an
- du
- hebst an
- er/sie/es
- hebt an
- wir
- heben an
- ihr
- hebt an
- sie/Sie
- heben an
Perfekt hat angehobenPräteritum hob an
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Tap a meaning. Real German isn't a dictionary translation.
anheben
raise (prices, wages, taxes, rates)
Die Stadt will die Grundsteuer im kommenden Jahr um zehn Prozent anheben.
The city wants to raise property tax by ten per cent next year.
Word family
anhebendie Anhebungincrease, raisehebento liftdie Zinsanhebunginterest rate risedie Preisanhebungprice increase
Common combinations
- die Preise anhebento raise prices
- den Leitzins anhebento raise the key interest rate
- das Rentenalter anhebento raise the retirement age
- den Mindestlohn anhebento raise the minimum wage
Similar & opposite
≈ Synonyms
erhöhenheraufsetzen
↔ Opposites
senkenherabsetzen
Common learner mistakes
- Die Preise heben an.Die Preise steigen. (or: Die Firma hebt die Preise an.)anheben needs an object: someone raises something. For prices going up by themselves, use steigen.
Real examples
- Die Zentralbank hob den Leitzins zum dritten Mal in Folge an.The central bank raised the key interest rate for the third time in a row.
- Nach zähen Verhandlungen wurden die Tariflöhne um 5,5 Prozent angehoben.After tough negotiations, the collectively agreed wages were raised by 5.5 per cent.
- Ob das Rentenalter weiter angehoben werden soll, ist politisch umstritten.Whether the retirement age should be raised further is politically controversial.
