引き上げる (Hikiageru) is a Japanese ichidan verb meaning “to pull up, to drag up, to lift up, to increase”.
Meanings
- ichidan verb, transitive verbto pull up; to drag up; to lift up
- ichidan verb, transitive verbto increase; to raise (e.g. taxes)
- ichidan verb, transitive verbto withdraw; to leave; to pull out; to retire
- ichidan verb, transitive verbto promote (someone to a higher position)
- ichidan verb, intransitive verbto return home
- ichidan verb, transitive verbto expedite the schedule
Examples
引き上げてくれ。
Give me a hoist.
彼らは船を岸に引き上げた。
They drew their boat on the beach.
彼女はカーテンを引き上げた。
She drew up the curtain.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).