aufheben

A2 Verb frequency rank #5,653

What aufheben means

Verb

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

Forms

aufheben · hebt auf · hob auf · hat aufgehoben

Pronunciation

aufheben in a sentence

Sie hebt den Stift vom Boden auf.

She picks the pen up off the floor.

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aufheben is A2 German — still elementary vocabulary, ranked #5,653 of 13,000 by how often it appears in written German.

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