引き上げる

verb (ichidan)ひきあげる · hikiageru

1. Englishto pull up; to drag up; to lift up

   • 引き上げてくれ。Give me a hoist.

2. Englishto increase; to raise (e.g. taxes)

   • 政府は近々、消費税を引き上げるつもりなのかしら。Will the government raise the consumption tax soon?

3. Englishto withdraw; to leave; to pull out; to retire

   • 彼は夕食後自室に引き上げた。He retired to his own room after supper.

4. Englishto promote (someone to a higher position)

5. Englishto return home

6. Englishto expedite the schedule

Source: JMdict (EDRDG) · CC BY-SA 4.0 (EDRDG)