押(お)し上(あ)げる

おしあげる
ichidan verb
to push up; to boost
1. to push up, to shove upward
To physically push something upward using force.
重(おも)い荷物(にもつ)を棚(たな)に押(お)し上(あ)げた。
I pushed the heavy luggage up onto the shelf.
波(なみ)がボートを押(お)し上(あ)げた。
The waves pushed the boat upward.
二人(ふたり)で協力(きょうりょく)して岩(いわ)を押(お)し上(あ)げた。
The two of us worked together to push the rock up.
2. to boost, to drive up, to elevate
To raise or increase something, such as numbers, rankings, or status. Commonly used in economics and business contexts.
円安(えんやす)が輸出(ゆしゅつ)を押(お)し上(あ)げた。
The weak yen boosted exports.
新商品(しんしょうひん)の売(う)れ行(ゆ)きが業績(ぎょうせき)を押(お)し上(あ)げている。
Sales of the new product are boosting the company's performance.
原油(げんゆ)価格(かかく)の上昇(じょうしょう)が物価(ぶっか)を押(お)し上(あ)げる要因(よういん)になっている。
Rising crude oil prices are a factor driving up consumer prices.

USAGE:
A compound verb combining 押(お)す (to push) and 上(あ)げる (to raise). The literal sense (sense 1) describes physical upward force. The figurative sense (sense 2) is very common in news and business contexts, where it describes factors that increase numbers or improve outcomes.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 業績(ぎょうせき)を押(お)し上(あ)げる: to boost performance
  • 物価(ぶっか)を押(お)し上(あ)げる: to drive up prices
  • 順位(じゅんい)を押(お)し上(あ)げる: to push up rankings

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 引(ひ)き上(あ)げる: to raise, to pull up (more deliberate, policy-driven)
  • 持(も)ち上(あ)げる: to lift up (with hands, from below)
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