持ち上げる (もちあげる): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

持ち上げる (もちあげる) means to lift up / to raise / to flatter.

See example sentences below.

持ち上げる at a glance

持ち上げる

もちあげるmochiageru

N3verb

to lift up / to raise / to flatter

持ち上げるもちあげるmochiageruN3Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning

to lift up / to raise / to flatter

Example 1

机を持ち上げて動かそう。

Translation

Let's lift up the desk and move it.

Example 2

社長を持ち上げる話ばかりだ。

Translation

They only say things to flatter the president.