gehoben
raised; lifted; elevated; high-class
Word details
- German meaning
- Von hoher Qualität oder Bedeutung; auch: in guter Stimmung.
- English meaning
- Upscale
- Synonym
- erhaben, vornehm
- German example
- Das Restaurant hat ein gehobenes Ambiente.
- English example
- The restaurant has an upscale atmosphere.
- Comparative
- gehobenerSuperlative: am gehobensten
Related words
- Sprachebene
Language level
- Stilebene
Style level
- heben
To lift
- dinieren
to dine
- einheben
To lift and fit something into place, often a heavy or bulky object.
- hochheben
to lift up
- in den Himmel heben
To praise to the skies
- hochgestellt
Superscript
- herausgestellt
Prominent, emphasized, highlighted
- salonfähig
Socially acceptable
- rückgängig
Reversed
- bildungssprachlich
Erudite
- rechtsfehlerhaft
Erroneous in law
- Schranke
Barrier
- Gewichtheben
weightlifting
- Bedeutsamkeit
Significance
- ausheben
To excavate
- Coiffeur
Coiffeur is a fancy term for hairdresser.
- Exitus
Demise, death
- Dichtersprache
Poetic language
- Gaudium
joy, delight, pleasure
- Baugrube
Construction pit
- speisen
To dine
- betont
Emphasized
- erhoben
Raised
- bierselig
Beer-happy, tipsy from beer
- entrückt
Enraptured means being in a state of rapture or ecstasy, often detached from reality.
- unbetont
Unstressed
- querschnittsgelähmt
Paraplegic
- Bureau
Bureau
- Roß
Steed
- anheben
To lift
- Bildungssprache
Formal language
- Initiale
Initial
- Drost
Bailiff, Steward
- Schrägschrift
Italics
- Betäubung
Anesthesia
- Erdenrund
The globe, the world
- Literatursprache
Literary language
- Kursivschrift
Italics
- Großdruckbuchstabe
A drop cap is a large, often ornate letter at the beginning of a text or chapter.
- Gefilde
Realm, region
- Terroristenzelle
Terrorist cell
- Renteneintrittsalter
Retirement age
- abheben
to take off
- aufheben
to pick up
- hervorheben
Highlight
- ertödten
To kill, to slay
- silberne Löffel klauen
"To steal silver spoons" means to steal something of value, often in the figurative sense of theft in high society.
Example sentences with “gehoben”
Das Hotel bietet ein gehobenes Ambiente. (The hotel offers an elevated/upscale ambience.)
Frequently asked questions
Does 'gehoben' always mean physically raised?
No, it often describes status or quality, as in 'gehobene Sprache' (elevated language).