Synonyms: grow, produce, farm, rear More Synonyms of raise
14. to raise the alarm
15. to raise your eyebrows
16. to raise a finger
17. to raise hell
18. to raise a laugh
19. to raise the roof
usage note: You should be careful not to confuse the verbs raise and rise. Raise is a transitive verb and usually followed by an object, whereas rise is an intransitive verb and not followed by an object. Rise can also not be used in the passive. ...the government's decision to raise prices... The number of dead is likely to rise. Both raise and rise can be used as nouns to mean pay increase. Raise is used in American English, and rise is used in British English. Millions of Americans get a pay raise today. ...a rise of at least 12 per cent.
More Synonyms of raise
raise in British English
(reɪz)
verb(mainly tr)
1.
to move, cause to move, or elevate to a higher position or level; lift
2.
to set or place in an upright position
3.
to construct, build, or erect
to raise a barn
4.
to increase in amount, size, value, etc
to raise prices
5.
to increase in degree, strength, intensity, etc
to raise one's voice
6.
to advance in rank or status; promote
7.
to arouse or awaken from or as if from sleep or death
8.
to stir up or incite; activate
to raise a mutiny
9. raise Cain
10.
to give rise to; cause or provoke
to raise a smile
11.
to put forward for consideration
to raise a question
12.
to cause to assemble or gather together; collect
to raise an army
13.
to grow or cause to grow
to raise a crop
14.
to bring up; rear
to raise a family
15.
to cause to be heard or known; utter or express
to raise a shout
to raise a protest
16.
to bring to an end; remove
to raise a siege
raise a ban
17.
to cause (dough, bread, etc) to rise, as by the addition of yeast
18. poker
to bet more than (the previous player)
19. bridge
to bid (one's partner's suit) at a higher level
20. nautical
to cause (something) to seem to rise above the horizon by approaching
we raised land after 20 days
21.
to establish radio communications with
we managed to raise Moscow last night
22.
to obtain (money, funds, capital, etc)
23.
to bring (a surface, a design, etc) into relief; cause to project
24.
to cause (a blister, welt, etc) to form on the skin
25.
to expel (phlegm) by coughing
26. phonetics
to modify the articulation of (a vowel) by bringing the tongue closer to the roof of the mouth
27. mathematics
to multiply (a number) by itself a specified number of times
8 is 2 raised to the power 3
28.
a.
to institute (a suit or action at law)
b.
to draw up (a summons)
29. mainly US and Canadian
to increase the amount payable on (a cheque, money order, etc) fraudulently
30. curling
to push (a stone) towards the tee with another stone
31. raise an eyebrow
32. raise one's glass to
33. raise one's hat
noun
34.
the act or an instance of raising
35. mainly US and Canadian
an increase, esp in salary, wages, etc; rise
Derived forms
raisable (ˈraisable) or raiseable (ˈraiseable)
adjective
raiser (ˈraiser)
noun
Word origin
C12: from Old Norse reisa; related to Old English rǣran to rear2
raise in American English
(reɪz)
verb transitiveWord forms: raised or ˈraising
1.
a.
to cause to rise; move to a higher level; lift; elevate
b.
to bring to or place in an upright position
2.
to construct or erect (a building, etc.)
3.
a.
to wake from sleep
b.
to stir up; arouse; incite
to raise a revolt
4.
to increase in size, value, amount, etc.
to raise prices
5.
to increase in degree, intensity, strength, etc.
to raise one's voice
6.
to improve the position, rank, or situation of
to raise oneself from poverty
7.
to cause to arise, appear, come, etc.; esp., to bring back as from death; reanimate
to raise the dead
8.
to cause to come about; provoke; inspire
the joke raised a laugh
9.
to bring forward for consideration
to raise a question
10.
to collect, gather, or procure (an army, money, etc.)
11.
to utter (a cry, shout, etc.)
12.
to bring to an end; remove
to raise a siege
13.
to cause to become light; leaven (bread, etc.)
14.
a.
to cause to grow or to breed
to raise corn or cattle
b.
to bring up or rear (children)
15.
to establish radio communication with
16.
to cause (a blister) to form
17.
to make (a nap on cloth) with teasels, etc.
18. US, Business
to increase by fraud the face value of (a check, etc.)
19. Nautical
to cause (land, another ship, etc.) to seem to rise over the horizon by approachingit; come within sight of
20. US, Bridge
to increase (one's partner's bid in a suit or in no-trump)
21. Phonetics
to change the sound of (a vowel) by putting the tongue in a higher position
22. US, Poker
to bet more than (the highest preceding bet or bettor)
verb intransitive
23. Dialectal
to rise or arise
24. US, Poker
to increase the bet
noun
25.
an act of raising
26.
a.
an increase in amount
b. US
an increase in salary or wages, or in a bet
SIMILAR WORDS: lift
Idioms:
raise Cain
Word origin
ME raisen < ON reisa, caus. of risa, to rise
More idioms containing
raise
raise hell
raise someone's hackles
raise eyebrows
raise Cain
raise the roof
Examples of 'raise' in a sentence
raise
Tonight is all about raising money and awareness for veterans worldwide.
The Sun (2016)
We just have to find a different way to raise the money.
Computing (2010)
Vertical introductions are rarely a way of raising prices.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
The move has raised hopes it could boost investor payouts and launch share buybacks.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
But his comments raise some interesting questions.
The Sun (2016)
Now two petitions have raised enough for her.
The Sun (2016)
You can reduce the neck twist by raising one side of your body with a pillow.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
It also raises the longstanding dilemma of whether gorillas should be in captivity at all.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Their disappearances have sent a shiver through liberal civil society and raised fears of a sinister new crackdown.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
The fog was now thinning, and the crew raised two flags.
Smithsonian Mag (2017)
He says he plans to appeal in a bid to get it raised to five games.
The Sun (2013)
Used to be my chemistry teacher before he needed to raise money for medical bills.
The Sun (2016)
The move will raise fears over safety by having more women in the frontline.
The Sun (2008)
The solutions suggested yesterday raise as many questions as they do answers.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
She bore him two sons and raised his eldest.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
This raises the question of when one will overtake the other.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
The result is an extraordinarily eclectic mixture that has drawn applause but also raised a few eyebrows.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
The red flags were raised some time ago.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
You meet where cash is being raised for good causes.
The Sun (2011)
You can do your bit to raise awareness by watching.
The Sun (2013)
Now she was trying to raise money to set up an arts project.
The Times Literary Supplement (2010)
The move raises the prospect that motorists could face fines for overtaking too close to cyclists.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
The new emphasis on conventional warfare has also raised questions about political control of conflict.
Mcinnes, Colin & Sheffield G.D (eds.) Warfare in the Twentieth Century (1988)
No one thought to raise the matter of the financial crisis.
Veronica Buckley CHRISTINA QUEEN OF SWEDEN: The Restless Life of a European Eccentric (2004)
Clearly the forensic issues raised will cause us to look at other cases.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
You discover the showbiz side of your personality when friends get together to raise money for a charity.
The Sun (2014)
More recently there have been a number of stories raising concern about what is happening in Iran.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
This autumn the big six suppliers have raised their prices by an average of 9.1 per cent.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Sources in both companies moved to damp down fears raised by British trade unions.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
The companies involved will increase the number of four-star hotels and raise the price of overnight stays.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
It has raised some questions about some client conflict, where competing brands are run by the same agency.
Corporate Research Foundation TOP MARKETING AND MEDIA COMPANIES IN THE UK (2002)
Word lists with
raise
terms used in poker
In other languages
raise
British English: raise /reɪz/ VERB
If you raise something, you move it to a higher position.
She went to the window and raised the blinds.
American English: raise
Arabic: يُعْلي
Brazilian Portuguese: elevar
Chinese: 提升
Croatian: podići
Czech: zvednout
Danish: hæve
Dutch: verhogen
European Spanish: alzar
Finnish: nostaa
French: soulever
German: hochheben
Greek: σηκώνω
Italian: alzare
Japanese: 上げる
Korean: 올리다
Norwegian: heve
Polish: podnieść
European Portuguese: elevar
Romanian: a înălța
Russian: поднимать
Latin American Spanish: alzar
Swedish: resa höja
Thai: ยกขึ้น
Turkish: yukarı kaldırmak
Ukrainian: піднімати
Vietnamese: nâng lên
All related terms of 'raise'
pay raise
an increase in wages or salary
raise hob
to cause mischief or disturbance
raise Cain
to get very angry about something
raise hell
to cause trouble by behaving badly in public, for example by making a lot of noise and breaking things or upsetting other people
raise doubts
If you have doubt or doubts about something, you feel uncertain about it and do not know whether it is true or possible . If you say you have no doubt about it, you mean that you are certain it is true.
raise family
A family is a group of people who are related to each other, especially parents and their children.
raise eyebrows
to surprise , shock , or offend people
raise questions
A question is a problem , matter, or point which needs to be considered.
raise a child
A child is a human being who is not yet an adult .
raise expectations
Your expectations are your strong hopes or beliefs that something will happen or that you will get something that you want .
raise the roof
to make a very loud noise, for example by cheering , singing, or shouting
raise the wind
to obtain the necessary funds
to raise hell
If you say that someone raises hell , you are emphasizing that they protest strongly and angrily about a situation in order to persuade other people to correct it or improve it.
raise an eyebrow
If something causes you to raise an eyebrow or to raise your eyebrows , it causes you to feel surprised or disapproving .
raise an objection
If you make or raise an objection to something, you say that you do not like it or agree with it.
raise one's hat
to take one's hat briefly off one's head as a greeting or mark of respect
raise the devil
to cause a commotion
raise the dividend
A dividend is the part of a company's profits which is paid to people who have shares in the company.
raise the stakes
to increase the amount of money or valuables hazarded in a gambling game
raise the temperature
The temperature of something is a measure of how hot or cold it is.
up/raise the ante
If you up the ante or raise the ante , you increase your demands when you are in dispute or fighting for something.
raise one's glass to
to drink the health of; drink a toast to
raise someone's hackles
to make someone angry or annoyed
raise (or lower) the bar
raise (or lower) the standard of judgment
play hob with
to make trouble for; interfere with and make disordered
up the ante
to make greater demands or take greater risks in a dispute or contest , and so increase the amount that you will eventually lose or win
get a laugh to raise a laugh
If a person or their comment gets a laugh or raises a laugh , they make the people listening to them laugh.
rise/raise sb from the dead
When Christians say that Jesus Christ rose from the dead or raised someone from the dead , they mean that Jesus came back to life after he had died , or brought a dead person back to life.
to rear/raise its ugly head
If you say that something unpleasant or embarrassing rears its ugly head or raises its ugly head , you mean that it occurs, often after not occurring for some time.
raise one's voice/lower one's voice
If you raise your voice , you speak more loudly. If you lower your voice , you speak more quietly .
to raise the roof lift the roof
If a group of people inside a building raise the roof , they make a very loud noise , for example by singing or shouting .
not lift a finger
to not do something or not help someone at all
to lift a finger to raise a finger
If you say that a person does not lift a finger or raise a finger to do something, especially to help someone, you are critical of them because they do nothing.
lift the curtain on
to begin
raise sb's hackles/make sb's hackles rise
If something raises your hackles or makes your hackles rise , it makes you feel angry and hostile .
to raise the alarm to sound the alarm
If you raise the alarm or sound the alarm , you warn people of danger .
to rear its ugly head rear its head
If something unpleasant rears its head or rears its ugly head , it becomes visible or noticeable .
lift oneself by the (or one's own) bootstraps
to achieve success by one's own unaided efforts
Chinese translation of 'raise'
raise
(reɪz)
vt
(= lift)
[hand, glass]举(舉)起 (jǔqǐ)
[window]打开(開) (dǎkāi)
(= increase)
[salary, rate, speed limit]增加 (zēngjiā)
[morale, standards]提高 (tígāo)
(= bring up)
[subject, question, objection]提出 (tíchū)
[doubts, hopes]引起 (yǐnqǐ)
[money, loan]筹(籌)集 (chóují)
(= rear)
[child, family]抚(撫)养(養) (fǔyǎng)
[cattle, chickens]饲养(養) (sìyǎng)
[crop]种(種)植 (zhòngzhí)
(= end)[siege, embargo]解除 (jiěchú)
n(c)
(US, = payrise) 加薪 (jiāxīn) (次, cì)
英 = rise
to raise a glass to sb/sth为(為)某人/某事举(舉)杯庆(慶)贺(賀) (wèi mǒurén/mǒushì jǔbēi qìnghè)
to raise sb's hopes使某人满(滿)怀(懷)希望 (shǐ mǒurén mǎn huái xīwàng)
to raise a smile/laugh引来(來)微笑/大笑 (yǐnlái wēixiào/dàxiào)
to raise one's voice提高某人的声(聲)音 (tígāo mǒurén de shēngyīn)