This is the 14300th most frequent German word.
hoben
"hoben" is the past tense of "heben," meaning "lifted" or "raised" in English.
The word 'hoben' is used as the past tense of 'heben', indicating an action of lifting or raising.
Sie hoben die schweren Kisten.
They lifted the heavy boxes.
Here, 'hoben' again serves as the past tense, specifically for the verb 'heben', denoting raising a part of the body.
Er hoben den Arm, um zu antworten.
He raised his arm to answer.
In this sentence, 'hoben' is applied in a general sense reflecting an action of lifting or moving something upwards.