raise meaning
EN
[reɪz] [-eɪz] 
US WRaise
- Raise may refer to:
- To bring up, see Parenting
- Raise borer, a raise is a shaft in a mine which joins two levels by definition mined upwards (raised)
- Raise, a term used in poker
- Raise (mining), an underground passageway in mines
- A raise may refer to an increase in salary
- A term used in magic, meaning: to summon or conjure
- Music
- Raise!, the name of a 1981 album by Earth, Wind and Fire
- Raise (album), the name of a 1991 album by Swervedriver
- Groups
- R@!SE, a group created by Integrated Software Engineering students of Malankara Catholic College, Mariagiri.
- NounPLraisesSUF-aise
- (US) An increase in wages or salary; a rise (UK).
- The boss gave me a raise.
- (weightlifting) A shoulder exercise in which the arms are elevated against resistance.
- (curling) A shot in which the delivered stone bumps another stone forward.
- (poker) A bet which increased the previous bet.
- A cairn or pile of stones.
- (US) An increase in wages or salary; a rise (UK).
- VerbSGraisesPRraisingPT, PPraised
- (physical) To cause to rise; to lift or elevate.
- to raise your hand if you want to say something; to raise your walking stick to defend yourself
- to raise a wall, or a heap of stones
- The ship was raised ten years after it had sunk.
- to raise Sandy Hook light
- The magic spell raised the dead from their graves!
- VT To create, increase or develop.
- We need to raise the motivation level in the company.
- to raise the quality of the products; to raise the price of goods
- to raise a lot of money for charity; to raise troops
- We visited a farm where they raise chickens.
- Chew with your mouth shut — were you raised in a barn?
- to raise somebody to office
- A few important questions were raised after the attack.
- There should be some consideration (i.e. payment or exchange) to raise a use.
- I will raise them up a prophet from among their brethren, like unto thee.
- (poker) VI To respond to a bet by increasing the amount required to continue in the hand.
- John bet, and Julie raised, requiring John to put in more money.
- (arithmetic) To exponentiate, to involute.
- Two raised to the fifth power equals 32.
- (linguistics, transitive, of a verb) To extract (a subject or other verb argument) out of an inner clause.
- (linguistics, transitive, of a vowel) To produce a vowel with the tongue positioned closer to the roof of the mouth.
- To increase the nominal value of (a cheque, money order, etc.) by fraudulently changing the writing or printing in which the sum payable is specified.
- (physical) To cause to rise; to lift or elevate.
- More Examples
- Used in the Middle of Sentence
- With a royal flush, he decided to raise the stakes.
- It is by manuring the land, with the dung of their cattle, that the Negroes raise pretty good crops of sorgho.
- However, Chelsea raised themselves for a final salvo of the half, as Frank Lampard's through-ball gave Ramires an opportunity he did not waste, chipping Victor Valdes from 15 yards.
- Used in the Ending of Sentence
- His timidiness prevented him from challenging authority or asking his boss for a raise.
- All the moneys collected for the poor was wasted in fund raising.
- Used in the Middle of Sentence
Definition of raise in English Dictionary
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Source: Wiktionary
Grammatically, this word "raise" is a noun, more specifically, a countable noun. It's also a verb, more specifically, a causative verb, an ergative verb, an intransitive verb and a transitive verb.