Meaning & Definition of Raise in English

1. The amount a salary is increased

• "He got a 3% raise"

• "He got a wage hike"

2. An upward slope or grade (as in a road)

• "The car couldn't make it up the rise"

3. Increasing the size of a bet (as in poker)

• "I'll see your raise and double it"

4. The act of raising something

• "He responded with a lift of his eyebrow"

• "Fireman learn several different raises for getting ladders up"

1. Raise the level or amount of something

• "Raise my salary"

• "Raise the price of bread"

2. Raise from a lower to a higher position

• "Raise your hands"

• "Lift a load"

3. Cause to be heard or known

• Express or utter

• "Raise a shout"

• "Raise a protest"

• "Raise a sad cry"

4. Collect funds for a specific purpose

• "The president raised several million dollars for his college"

5. Cultivate by growing, often involving improvements by means of agricultural techniques

• "The bordeaux region produces great red wines"

• "They produce good ham in parma"

• "We grow wheat here"

• "We raise hogs here"

6. Bring up

• "Raise a family"

• "Bring up children"

7. Summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic

• "Raise the specter of unemployment"

• "He conjured wild birds in the air"

• "Call down the spirits from the mountain"

8. Move upwards

• "Lift one's eyes"

9. Construct, build, or erect

• "Raise a barn"

10. Call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)

• "Arouse pity"

• "Raise a smile"

• "Evoke sympathy"

11. Create a disturbance, especially by making a great noise

• "Raise hell"

• "Raise the roof"

• "Raise cain"

12. Raise in rank or condition

• "The new law lifted many people from poverty"

13. Increase

• "This will enhance your enjoyment"

• "Heighten the tension"

14. Give a promotion to or assign to a higher position

• "John was kicked upstairs when a replacement was hired"

• "Women tend not to advance in the major law firms"

• "I got promoted after many years of hard work"

15. Cause to puff up with a leaven

• "Unleavened bread"

16. Bid (one's partner's suit) at a higher level

17. Bet more than the previous player

18. Cause to assemble or enlist in the military

• "Raise an army"

• "Recruit new soldiers"

19. Put forward for consideration or discussion

• "Raise the question of promotions"

• "Bring up an unpleasant topic"

20. Pronounce (vowels) by bringing the tongue closer to the roof of the mouth

• "Raise your `o'"

21. Activate or stir up

• "Raise a mutiny"

22. Establish radio communications with

• "They managed to raise hanoi last night"

23. Multiply (a number) by itself a specified number of times: 8 is 2 raised to the power 3

24. Bring (a surface or a design) into relief and cause to project

• "Raised edges"

25. Invigorate or heighten

• "Lift my spirits"

• "Lift his ego"

26. Put an end to

• "Lift a ban"

• "Raise a siege"

27. Cause to become alive again

• "Raise from the dead"

• "Slavery is already dead, and cannot be resurrected"

• "Upraising ghosts"