raise
To cause to rise; to lift or elevateTo cause to rise; to lift or elevate.
» He would not raise my salary.
Він мені не підвищить зарплатню. — aandrusiak
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25 senses(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
the flag was raised
cause to puff up with a leaven
To cause to rise; to lift or elevate.
(physical)To form by the accumulation of materials or constituent parts; to build up; to erect.
to raise a wall, or a heap of stones
construct, build, or erect
(physical)To cause something to come to the surface of water.
The ship was raised ten years after it had sunk.
bring (a surface or a design) into relief and cause to project
(physical)To cause (the land or any other object) to seem higher by drawing nearer to it.
to raise Sandy Hook light
(physical)To make (bread, etc.) light, as by yeast or leaven.
заква́шиватьzakvášivatʹ, заква́ситьzakvásitʹ
(figuratively, physical)To cause (a dead person) to live again; to resurrect.
The magic spell raised the dead from their graves!
sich erheben lassen, ins Leben zurückbringen, wiederbeleben
воскреша́тьvoskrešátʹ, воскреси́тьvoskresítʹ
cause to become alive again
(physical)To remove or break up (a blockade), either by withdrawing the ships or forces employed in enforcing it, or by driving them away or dispersing them.
снима́тьsnimátʹ, снятьsnjatʹ
(physical, transitive)To relinquish (a siege), or cause this to be done.
(physical, transitive)To emboss (sheet metal), or to form it into cup-shaped or hollow articles, by hammering, stamping, or spinning.
(transitive)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 (increase) taxes
increase the level of
To create, increase or develop.
(transitive)To collect or amass.
to raise a lot of money for charity; to raise troops
sammeln, einsammeln, erheben
собира́тьsobirátʹ, собра́тьsobrátʹ
збиратиzbyraty, зібратиzibraty
collect funds for a specific purpose
(transitive)To bring up; to grow.
We visited a farm where they raise chickens.
Chew with your mouth shut — were you raised in a barn?
großziehen, erziehen, aufziehen
выра́щиватьvyráščivatʹ, расти́тьrastítʹ, вы́раститьvýrastitʹ
виро́щуватиvyróščuvaty
Examples
1787 sentencesHe would not raise my salary.
Він мені не підвищить зарплатню. — aandrusiak
We need to raise some money.
Нам потрібно зібрати трохи грошей. — deniko
Tom has been given a raise.
Тому підвищили зарплатню. — deniko
I was raised by foster parents.
Мене виховали прийомні батьки. — deniko
I'll raise my hand as a signal.
Я підніму руку в якості сигналу. — deniko
ruЯ подниму руку в качестве сигнала. — odexed
Translations
9 languagesBy meaning 3
By meaning 10
By meaning 6
Origin
From Middle English reysen, raisen, reisen, from Old Norse reisa (“to raise”), from Proto-From Middle English reysen, raisen, reisen, from Old Norse reisa (“to raise”), from Proto-Germanic *raisijaną, *raizijaną (“to raise”), causative form of Proto-Germanic *rīsaną (“to rise”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁rey- (“to rise, arise”). According to Kroonen (2013), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃er- (“to stir, rise”).
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Forms
raises, raising, raised, raisedSynonyms
25 synonymsAntonyms
2 antonymsWord family
18 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
Collocations
12 patterns- raise your hand
- born and raised
- raised his hand
- get a raise
- a pay raise
- for a raise
- was raised in
- pay raise
- please raise your
- was raised by
- raise their children
- raised his voice