No. 1,877 in Russian
поднять
To lift, raise, or elevate.
In a sentence
Он смог поднять тяжёлую коробку.
He managed to lift the heavy box.
Here, 'поднять' means 'to lift' or 'raise,' referring to physically elevating an object.
Они решили поднять этот вопрос на собрании.
They decided to raise this issue at the meeting.
In this context, 'поднять' means 'to bring up' or 'raise,' used in the sense of initiating a discussion or awareness.
Солнце начало поднимать всё выше и выше.
The sun began to rise higher and higher.
Here, 'поднимать' is used metaphorically to describe the motion of the sun appearing to go higher in the sky.
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