上げる

あげる· also アゲる

to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf)

JLPT N5 Common word Also written 騰げる

Meanings

  1. Ichidan verb, Transitive

    to raise; to elevate
  2. to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf)
  3. to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage)
  4. to show someone (into a room); to let in (e.g. a guest)
  5. to givePolite
All 25 meanings
  1. to enrol (one's child in school); to enroll; to send (one's child; e.g. to college)
  2. to develop (talent, skill, etc.); to improve
  3. to earn (something desirable); to achieve (e.g. a good result); to obtain
  4. to promote (someone)
  5. to complete; to finish
  6. to make (a loud sound); to raise (one's voice)
  7. to raise (one's gaze); to lift up (one's face); to look up
  8. to do up (one's hair)
  9. to offer up (incense, a prayer, etc.) to the gods (or Buddha, etc.)
  10. to praise; to commend; to flatter
  11. to make do (with less expenses than expected); to cover expenses (with a given amount); to set costs
  12. to finish (one's studies); to complete (a lesson); to pass (e.g. a class)
  13. to upload (e.g. an image); to publish (on the internet); to post
  14. to raise someone's spirits; to cheer someone up; to enhance a moodColloquial
  15. Ichidan verb, Intransitive

    (of the tide) to come in; to rise
  16. to increase (of market price); to rise (of stock prices)
  17. Ichidan verb, Intransitive, Transitive

    to vomit; to throw up
  18. Auxiliary verb, Ichidan verb

    to do for (the sake of someone else)Polite
  19. Suffix, Ichidan verb

    to complete ...
  20. to humbly do ...Humble

Forms

PlainPolite
Present上げるあげる上げますあげます
Negative上げないあげない上げませんあげません
Past上げたあげた上げましたあげました
Past negative上げなかったあげなかった上げませんでしたあげませんでした
Te-form上げてあげて
Potential上げられるあげられる
Passive上げられるあげられる
Causative上げさせるあげさせる
Volitional上げようあげよう
Imperative上げろあげろ
Conditional (ば)上げればあげれば
Conditional (たら)上げたらあげたら

Example sentences

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