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The Japanese word

上げる
is pronounced
ageru | あげる
means
to give, to raise, to elevate, to fly (kites), to praise, to increase, to advance, to promote, to vomit, to usher in, to admit, to send (to school), to offer, to present, to leave with, to finish, to arrange (expense(v5s) to raise, to record, to bring up
Examples:
彼女は頭を上げた。
kanojo wa atama o age ta.
She held up her head.
彼女は頭を上げて彼を見た。
kanojo wa atama o age te kare o mi ta.
She lifted up her head and looked at him.
彼女は痛くて悲鳴を上げた。
kanojo wa itaku te himei o age ta.
She gave a cry of pain.
髪も上げたほうが私は好きだ。
kami mo age ta hō ga watashi wa suki da.
I also prefer it with the hair worn up.
硫黄は青い炎を上げて燃える。
iō wa aoi honō o age te moeru.
Sulfur burns with a blue flame.
彼女は勇敢に頭を上げていた。
kanojo wa yūkan ni atama o age te i ta.
She held her head up bravely.
列車は徐々にスピードを上げた。
ressha wa jojoni supīdo o age ta.
The train gained speed gradually.
不正に対して反対の声を上げろ。
fusei nitaishite hantai no koe o agero.
Cry out against injustice!
母は、新聞から目を上げて私を見た。
haha wa, shinbun kara me o age te watashi o mi ta.
Mother looked up from her paper and saw me.
ブレーカー上げてくればいいの。早く！
burēkā age te kure ba ī no. hayaku!
You just need to reset the breaker. Hurry up!
厳しいトレーニングに、彼は音を上げた。
kibishī torēningu ni, kare wa oto o age ta.
He gave up under the severe training he faced.
傍聴人の一人が大声を上げて議事進行を妨げた。
bōchō jin no ichi nin ga ōgoe o age te giji shinkō o samatage ta.
One of the visitors cried out to obstruct the proceedings.
零細小売店などは新年度には利益を上げるでしょう。
reisai kōri ten nado wa shin nendo ni wa rieki o ageru desho u.
Mom-and-pop stores will turn a profit in the new fiscal year.
調節レバーを上に上げると座面の高さを調節できます。
chōsetsu rebā o ue ni ageru to za men no taka sa o chōsetsu deki masu.
You can adjust the seat height by moving the adjustment lever up.
私はいまだに高く上げたバトンをうまくキャッチできない。
watashi wa imada ni takaku age ta baton o umaku kyacchi deki nai.
I am still clumsy catching batons thrown high up.
論文は去年のより長かったが、数人の学生はなんとかし上げた。
ronbun wa kyonen no yori nagakatta ga, sū nin no gakusei wa nanto kashi age ta.
Although the paper was much longer than last year's a few students managed to finish.
前髪が、おでこにかからないように髪を上げることをおすすめします。
maegami ga, odeko ni kakara nai yō ni kami o ageru koto o osusume shi masu.
I recommend putting up your hair so your fringe doesn't get on your forehead.
えっと、じゃ、決を取りたいと思います。今の小川君の提案に賛成の人、手を上げてください。
etto, ja, ketsu o tori tai to omoi masu. ima no ogawa kun no teian ni sansei no hito, te o age te kudasai.
Er, well, I'd like to take a vote. Would people in favour of Mr Ogawa's proposition please raise their hands.
ノートパソコンの電源を入れ、ブラウザを立ち上げて、もう覚えてしまったアドレスを打ち込む。
nōto pasokon no dengen o ire, burauza o tachi age te, mō oboe te shimatta adoresu o uchikomu.
I switch on my laptop, start up the browser, and type in the address I've already learnt by heart.
Examples sourced from tatoeba.org