This is the 2582nd most frequent German word.
angehoben
"Angehoben" means "raised" or "lifted" in English.
In this sentence, 'angehoben' is used as the past participle of the verb 'anheben', meaning 'to increase something'. It is employed in a passive construction to describe that prices were raised by someone or something.
Die Preise wurden kürzlich angehoben.
The prices were recently increased.
Here, 'angehoben' describes an action of lifting or raising an object physically, showing another typical meaning of 'anheben'.
Das schwer beschädigte Dach wurde von den Helfern vorsichtig angehoben.
The heavily damaged roof was carefully lifted by the rescuers.
In this context, 'angehoben' refers to the act of increasing the level of one's voice, demonstrating its use in describing abstract or physical increase.