aufheben — to cancel, to pick up, to keep, to lift in German
/ˈaufheːbən/
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Example Sentences
Ich bückte mich, um einen Füller aufzuheben.
I bent over to pick up the pen.
Tom versuchte seine Schlüssel mit den Zehen aufzuheben.
Tom tried to pick up his keys with his toes.
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Corpus Neighbors
Related words selected from level, topic, frequency, and word class.
führen
to lead, to guide, to conduct, to manage, to wage
erhalten
to receive, to get, to obtain, to preserve, to maintain
gelten
to be valid, to apply, to be effective, to be regarded as, to be considered as
bieten
to offer, to provide, to bid
ziehen
to pull, to drag, to draw, to move
entstehen
to arise, to originate, to develop, to form, to emerge
handeln
to deal, to trade, to act, to take action
darstellen
to depict, to present, to represent, to portray, to pose
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