wikipedia|dab=raise
English

Pronunciation
r�z, /reɪz/, /reIz/
audio|en-us-raise.ogg|Audio (US)
:Homophones: rase, rays, Ray's, raze
:Rhymes:English:-eɪz|Rhymes: -eɪz

Verb
en-verb|rais|ing

1. To cause to rise.

#:Raise your hand if want to say something.

1. To collect.

#:He raises a lot of money for charity.

1. To be brought up; to mature

#:Chew with your mouth shut — were you raised in a barn?

1. poker To respond to an initial bet by increasing the amount required to continue in the hand.

#:John bet, and Julie raised requiring John to put in more money.
#law To create; to constitute (a use, or a beneficial interest in property).
#:There should be some consideration (i.e. payment or exchange) to raise a use.

Synonyms
lift

Derived terms
top2
raise Cain
raising
mid2
bottom2

Translations
trans-top|to cause to rise
Arabic: ARchar|ر�ع IPAchar|(ráfa�a)
Chinese: �� (tíg�o)
Dutch: opheffen
Finnish: nostaa
French: élever
German: heben
Hungarian: emel, felemel
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Italian: alzare
Japanese: ��� (���, ageru)
Korean: �리� (ollida)
Kurdish:
:Sorani: t|ku|س��رخست�|trsarkhistin|scKUchar
Portuguese: levantar
Russian: поднима�� (podnimát�)
Spanish: levantar
Swedish: höja
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trans-top|to collect
Finnish: kerätä
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trans-top|to be brought up
Czech: vychovat
Finnish: kasvattaa
French: soulever
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Kurdish:
:Sorani: t|ku|پ�گ���شت�|trpaegaishtin|scKUchar, t|ku|پ��ر���رد�� کرد�|trparwarda kirdin|scKUchar
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trans-top|poker term
Finnish: korottaa
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Translations to be checked
checktrans
trans-top|to be checked
ttbc|Dutch: ophogen (1)
ttbc|German: heben (1), sammeln (2)
ttbc|Italian: alzare (1), sollevare (1)
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ttbc|Korean: ~를 ���리� (�-reul deuleo-ollida)
ttbc|Old English: hebban (1)
ttbc|Spanish: alzar (1)
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Noun
en-noun

1. An increase in wages.

#:The boss gave me a raise.

1. weightlifting A shoulder exercise in which the arms are elevated against resistance.
2. curling A shot in which the delivered stone bumps another stone forward.
3. poker A bet which raised the previous bet.

Derived terms
lateral raise
leg rasie

Translations
trans-top|increase in wages
Finnish: palkankorotus
German: Gehaltserhöhung f
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trans-top|shoulder excercise
Finnish: nosto
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Spanish: levantamiento
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trans-top|curling term
Finnish: kerätä
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trans-top|poker: a raising bet
Finnish: korotus
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Category:Contranyms
Category:Old Norse derivations
Category:English ergative verbs

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te:raise
vi:raise
zh:raise

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