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Etymology

From Middle English, from Old Norse reisa, from Proto-Germanic *raizjan (whence Old English rǣran and Modern English rear), causative form of *rīsan (“‘to rise’”).

Pronunciation

Verb

Infinitive to raise

Third person singular raises

Simple past raised

Past participle raised

Present participle raising

to raise (third-person singular simple present raises, present participle raising, simple past and past participle raised)

  1. To cause to rise.
    Raise your hand if want to say something.
  2. To collect.
    He raises a lot of money for charity.
  3. To bring up; to grow.
    We visited a farm where they raise chickens.
    Chew with your mouth shut — were you raised in a barn?
  4. (poker) To respond to an initial bet by increasing the amount required to continue in the hand.
    John bet, and Julie raised requiring John to put in more money.
  5. (law) To create; to constitute (a use, or a beneficial interest in property).
    There should be some consideration (i.e. payment or exchange) to raise a use.
  6. (arithmetic) To exponentiate, to involute.
    Two raised to the fifth power equals 32.
  7. (linguistics, transitive, of a verb) To extract (a subject or other verb argument) out of an inner clause.

Synonyms

Derived terms

terms derived from raise (verb)

Noun

Singular raise

Plural raises

raise (plural raises)

  1. (US) An increase in wages or salary; a rise (UK).
    The boss gave me a raise.
  2. (weightlifting) A shoulder exercise in which the arms are elevated against resistance.
  3. (curling) A shot in which the delivered stone bumps another stone forward.
  4. (poker) A bet which increased the previous bet.

Derived terms

Translations

increase in wages
  • Greek: αύξηση el(el) f.
  • Polish: podwyżka pl(pl) f.
  • Swedish: lönehöjning sv(sv) c.
shoulder excercise
curling term
poker: a raising bet

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