aufheben
German
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈaʊ̯fˌheːbən/, [ˈʔaʊ̯fˌheːbm̩], [-bən]
audio (file) audio (file) audio (file) - Hyphenation: auf‧he‧ben
Verb
aufheben (class 6 strong, third-person singular present hebt auf, past tense hob auf or (archaic) hub auf, past participle aufgehoben, past subjunctive höbe auf or (archaic) hübe auf, auxiliary haben)
- to pick up (something lying on the ground)
- Synonyms: aufsammeln, auflesen
- Er hob seinen Hut wieder auf, der ihm vom Kopf geweht wurde.
- He picked his hat back up, which had been blown off his head.
- (often with reflexive dative) to keep something for the future (emphasis on not throwing away)
- Synonym: aufbewahren
- Ein Brötchen hab ich schon gegessen und das andere heb ich mir für später auf.
- I’ve already eaten one breadroll and the other one I keep for later.
- Sie hat all unsere Spielsachen bis heute aufgehoben.
- She's kept all of our old toys to this day.
- to abolish (rule, law, etc.)
- Synonym: abschaffen (broader)
- Die Prohibition wurde aufgehoben.
- Prohibition was abolished.
- to sublate (preserve and cancel simultaneously)
Usage notes
- There is little if any room for confusion between the senses “keep” and “abolish” since the former is used with material things and the latter with immaterial things.
Conjugation
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Derived terms
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