持ち上げる (Mochiageru) is a Japanese ichidan verb meaning “to elevate, to raise, to lift up, to flatter”.
Meanings
- ichidan verb, transitive verbto elevate; to raise; to lift up
- ichidan verb, transitive verbto flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
Examples
彼は板の片端を持ち上げた。
He upped one end of the plank.
彼は持ち上げられなかった。
He couldn't lift.
そのヘビは頭を持ち上げた。
The snake reared its head.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).