verb
to lift, to raise
B1
heben means 'to lift' or 'to raise'. It's a strong (irregular) verb: Präteritum hob, Partizip II gehoben. Uses haben as auxiliary for perfect tenses (hat gehoben). Non-reflexive and transitive. Note stem-vowel change in past forms; passive uses werden (e.g., wird gehoben).
Examples
Sie hob die Arme, um das Kind zu erreichen.
She raised her arms to reach the child.
Kannst du bitte die Kiste heben?
Can you please lift the box?
Sie hob ihre Stimme.
She raised her voice.
Details
Mnemonics
Imagine two people heaving a crate up together, knees bent and back straight
sounds like English 'heave' (to lift)
Notes
heben is a strong (irregular) verb: preterite ich hob, past participle gehoben. It typically takes 'haben' as the auxiliary in perfect tenses.