Vokabahn

aufheben

Vokabahn
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Verb

aufheben

to pick up (something lying on the ground)

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Meanings

Verb
  1. to pick up (something lying on the ground)
  2. to keep something for the future (emphasis on not throwing away)
  3. to abolish (rule, law, etc.)
  4. to sublate (preserve and cancel simultaneously)

In a sentence

Sie hebt den Stift vom Boden auf.

She picks the pen up off the floor.

Forms

infinitive aufheben
he/she/it hebt auf
simple past hob auf
perfect hat aufgehoben