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# raise

«raise» in Mova's school dictionary: **to lift it or move it higher** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

verb (raise, raises, raised, raising); noun (a raise, raises — American)

### meaning for a pupil

1) To raise something is to lift it or move it higher. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/raise/#m1)

2) To raise an amount is to make it bigger, like raising prices. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/raise/#m2)

3) To raise children or animals is to look after them while they grow up. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/raise/#m3)

4) To raise money is to collect it for a cause. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/raise/#m4)

5) To raise a question or a problem is to mention it. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/raise/#m5)

6) A raise (American) is an increase in pay. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/raise/#m6)

### sense in the lessons

In class, raise your hand to ask or answer a question. In maths, a number raised to a power is multiplied by itself (2 raised to the power 3 = 2 × 2 × 2 = 8). In charity events, schools raise money with bake sales and fun runs. In farming, farmers raise sheep or crops. Phrases: raise your hand, raise money, raise your voice, raise the alarm, raise awareness, raise a family.

### examples

- Raise your hand if you know the answer. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/raise/#x1)
- We raised fifty pounds at the bake sale. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/raise/#x2)
- They raised the flag at the start of the games. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/raise/#x3)
- Please don't raise your voice. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/raise/#x4)
- My grandparents raised six children. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/raise/#x5)
- The shop raised its prices. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/raise/#x6)
- She raised a good question. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/raise/#x7)
- Akela raised his old head wearily:-- [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/raise/#x8)

### note

Raise needs an object (you raise something); rise does not (the sun rises). Compare: "I raised the flag" / "The flag rose". In maths problems, "prices were raised by 2" means add 2; "raised to the power" means repeated multiplication. Do not confuse with "rays" or "raze", which sound the same.

### In the corpora

- [A landlord is allowed to raise the rent, usually with warning, and a rise leaves less money for other things.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/10-moving-house-and-renting-a-home/12/)
- [Dogs and cats raised together, or introduced slowly, can become real friends; the idea that they always fight is not true.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/121-spike-and-tom-real-dogs-and-cats/6/)
- [Videos of tickled pet lorises raising their arms are not cute: the loris is frightened and getting ready to bite.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/162-sumatra-tigers-hairy-rhinos-and-the-venomous-loris/12/)
- [British bats raise one baby a year in summer roosts in roofs and trees, and sleep through winter in cold places.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/315-bats-near-home-pipistrelles-noctules-bat-boxes-and-why-never-to-pick-one-up/4/)
- [He raises it to five.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/books/62-willows-ch10-part2-a-shilling-a-leg/11/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «raise» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/raise/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.