raise (raises plural & 3rd person present) (raising present participle) (raised past tense & past participle )
1 verb If you raise something, you move it so that it is in a higher position.
He raised his hand to wave... V n
Milton raised the glass to his lips. V n prep/adv
...a small raised platform. V-ed
2 verb If you raise a flag, you display it by moving it up a pole or into a high place where it can be seen.
They had raised the white flag in surrender... V n
3 verb If you raiseyourself, you lift your body so that you are standing up straight, or so that you are no longer lying flat.
(=lift)
He raised himself into a sitting position... V pron-refl
4 verb If you raise the rate or level of something, you increase it.
(=increase)
The Republic of Ireland is expected to raise interest rates... V n
...a raised body temperature. V-ed
5 verb To raise the standard of something means to improve it.
(=improve)
...a new drive to raise standards of literacy in Britain's schools. V n
6 verb If you raise your voice, you speak more loudly, usually because you are angry.
Don't you raise your voice to me, Henry Rollins!... V n
7 n-count A raise is an increase in your wages or salary.
(AM)
Within two months Kelly got a raise.
in BRIT, use rise
8 verb If you raise money for a charity or an institution, you ask people for money which you collect on its behalf.
...events held to raise money for Help the Aged... V n for n
9 verb If a person or company raises money that they need, they manage to get it, for example by selling their property or by borrowing.
They raised the money to buy the house and two hundred acres of grounds. V n
10 verb If an event raises a particular emotion or question, it makes people feel the emotion or consider the question.
The agreement has raised hopes that the war may end soon... V n
The accident again raises questions about the safety of the plant. V n
11 verb If you raise a subject, an objection, or a question, you mention it or bring it to someone's attention.
He had been consulted and had raised no objections. V n
12 verb Someone who raises a child looks after it until it is grown up.
(=bring up)
My mother was an amazing woman. She raised four of us kids virtually singlehandedly. V n
13 verb If someone raises a particular type of animal or crop, they breed that type of animal or grow that type of crop.
He raises 2,000 acres of wheat and hay. V n
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to raise the alarm
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alarm
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to raise your eyebrows
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eyebrow
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to raise a finger
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finger
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to raise hell
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hell
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to raise a laugh
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laugh
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to raise the roof
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roof
