aufheben meaning and definition in german

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class 6 strong, third-person singular simple present hebt auf, past tense hob auf, past participle aufgehoben, auxiliary haben
  1. to pick up (something lying on the ground) Er hob seinen Hut wieder auf, der ihm vom Kopf geweht wurde. He again picked up his hat that was blown off his head.
  2. to abolish (rule, law, etc) Die Prohibition wurde aufgehoben. Prohibition was abolished.
  3. to keep (can be reflexive if kept 'for someone') Er hob das Buch auf. He kept the book. Er hob sich das Buch auf. He kept the book (for himself). Er hob ihr das Buch auf. He kept the book for her.