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The Japanese word

挙げる

is pronounced
ageru | あげる
means
to give {an example}, to raise, to fly
Examples:
彼は手を挙げた。
kare wa te o age ta.
He held up his hands. | He raised his hand. | He raised his hands.
彼は手を挙げなかった。
kare wa te o age nakatta.
He did not put up his hand.
生徒はあまり手を挙げない。
seito wa amari te o age nai.
Students don't raise their hands much.
私は先月結婚式を挙げました。
watashi wa sengetsu kekkonshiki o age mashi ta.
I held a wedding ceremony last month.
彼女は歌手として名を挙げた。
kanojo wa kaju toshite na o age ta.
She made a name for herself as a singer.
彼はコンテストで名を挙げた。
kare wa kontesuto de na o age ta.
He distinguished himself in the contest.
話をする前に手を挙げて下さい。
hanashi o suru mae ni te o age te kudasai.
Please raise your hand before you speak.
彼はボールをつかもうと手を挙げた。
kare wa bōru o tsukamo u to te o age ta.
He put up his hand to catch the ball.
答えの分かった人は手を挙げなさい。
kotae no wakatta hito wa te o age nasai.
Raise your hand if you know the answer.
彼女は近代音楽の典型的な例を挙げた。
kanojo wa kindai ongaku no tenkei teki na rei o age ta.
She took a typical example of modern music.
彼は降参のしるしとして両手を挙げた。
kare wa kōsan no shirushi toshite ryōte o age ta.
He held up his hands in token of surrender.
彼女は質問がしたかったので手を挙げた。
kanojo wa shitsumon ga shi takatta node te o age ta.
As she wanted to ask a question, she raised her hand. | She wanted to ask a question, so she raised her hand.
彼が得点を挙げると群集は大声を上げた。
kare ga tokuten o ageru to gunshū wa ōgoe o age ta.
The crowd yelled when he scored a goal.
日本にしかない植物の名を幾つか挙げられますか。
nippon ni shika nai shokubutsu no na o ikutsu ka age rare masu ka.
Can you name any plants peculiar to Japan?
明日この本を君に貸して挙げようと先日彼は私に言った。
ashita kono hon o kimi ni kashi te ageyo u to senjitsu kare wa watashi ni itta.
The other day he said to me, "I will lend you this book tomorrow.".
「冬のソナタ」を例に挙げるまでもなく、いまや時ならぬ韓流ブームである。
' fuyu no sonata ' o rei ni ageru made mo naku, imaya toki nara nu kan ryū būmu de aru.
You don't need to bring up "A Winter Sonata" to show that South Korean culture is having an unexpected boom in Japan.
彼らは有名な観光地の名を2つ挙げたが、私たちはまだそのどちらも訪れていない。
karera wa yūmei na kankō chi no na o futatsu age ta ga, watashi tachi wa mada sono dochira mo otozure te i nai.
They mentioned two famous tourist spots neither of which we have visited as yet.
今日の議題は生徒会の改選についてです。誰か立候補したい人がいたら手を挙げてください。
kyō no gidai wa seito kai no kaisen nitsuite desu. dare ka rikkōho shi tai hito ga i tara te o age te kudasai.
Today's agenda concerns the re-election of the student council. If anybody wishes to stand as a candidate, please raise your hand.
人に自分の勧告が理由のあるものであり、賢明であることを説得するためには、理由を挙げ、知られた例や大家を引用しなければならない。
hito ni jibun no kankoku ga riyū no aru mono de ari, kenmei de aru koto o settoku suru tame ni wa, riyū o age, shira re ta rei ya ōya o inyō shi nakere ba nara nai.
To persuade somebody that your recommendation is reasonable and wise, you have to give reasons and quote known examples and authorities.
Examples sourced from tatoeba.org