No. 374 in Swedish
höja
"To raise" or "to increase."
In a sentence
Jag behöver höja volymen på radion.
I need to increase the volume of the radio.
Here 'höja' is used in the literal context of raising or increasing a setting, in this case the volume.
Det är viktigt att höja medvetenheten om klimatförändringar.
It is important to raise awareness about climate change.
In this sentence, 'höja' is utilized metaphorically to imply promoting or elevating something non-physical, such as awareness.
Läraren vill höja studenternas kunskapsnivå.
The teacher wants to improve the students' level of knowledge.
Here, 'höja' indicates the act of improving or enhancing a qualitative measure.
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