Raise - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |reɪz|  American pronunciation of the word raise
Brit.  |reɪz|  British pronunciation of the word raise

noun

- the amount a salary is increased (syn: hike, rise)
he got a 3% raise
- an upward slope or grade (as in a road) (syn: acclivity, ascent, climb, rise, upgrade)
- increasing the size of a bet (as in poker)
I'll see your raise and double it
- the act of raising something (syn: heave, lift)
fireman learn several different raises for getting ladders up

verb

- raise the level or amount of something
raise my salary
raise the price of bread
- raise from a lower to a higher position (syn: bring up, elevate, get up, lift)
- cause to be heard or known; express or utter
raise a shout
raise a protest
raise a sad cry
- collect funds for a specific purpose
The President raised several million dollars for his college
- cultivate by growing, often involving improvements by means of agricultural techniques (syn: farm, grow, produce)
We raise hogs here
- look after a child until it is an adult (syn: bring up, nurture, parent, rear)
raise a family
- summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic (syn: arouse, bring up, call down, call forth, conjure, evoke, invoke, put forward, stir)
raise the specter of unemployment
- move upwards (syn: lift)
- construct, build, or erect (syn: erect, put up, rear, set up)
- call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses) (syn: arouse, elicit, enkindle, evoke, fire, kindle, provoke)
raise a smile
- create a disturbance, especially by making a great noise
raise hell
raise the roof
raise Cain
- raise in rank or condition (syn: elevate, lift)
- increase (syn: enhance, heighten)
- give a promotion to or assign to a higher position (syn: advance, elevate, promote, upgrade)
- cause to puff up with a leaven (syn: leaven, prove)
- bid (one's partner's suit) at a higher level
- bet more than the previous player
- cause to assemble or enlist in the military (syn: levy, recruit)
raise an army
- put forward for consideration or discussion (syn: bring up)
raise the question of promotions
- pronounce (vowels) by bringing the tongue closer to the roof of the mouth
raise your 'o'
- activate or stir up
raise a mutiny
- establish radio communications with
They managed to raise Hanoi last night
- multiply (a number) by itself a specified number of times: 8 is 2 raised to the power 3
- bring (a surface or a design) into relief and cause to project
raised edges
- invigorate or heighten (syn: lift)
- put an end to (syn: lift)
raise a siege
- cause to become alive again (syn: resurrect, upraise)
raise from the dead

Extra examples

Raise your hand if you know the answer.

Raise your arms above your head.

He raised his head and looked around.

She raised her eyes from her book and stared at him.

He raised the cup to his lips and drank.

I raised the lid and peeked inside.

Let's raise the windows and get some fresh air in here.

We raised the flag to the top of the pole.

I carefully raised her to a sitting position.

She raised herself onto her knees.

...the school board approved a raise in the maximum family income for students qualifying for reduced-price lunches...

Raise your hands up straight so that I can count them.

Any worker who makes a useful suggestion to the firm will be raised to a higher position.

I'm proud of having raised these bushes from seed.

I should know my own son, I've raised him from a baby.

Word forms

verb
I/you/we/they: raise
he/she/it: raises
present participle: raising
past tense: raised
past participle: raised
noun
singular: raise
plural: raises
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