Meaning of raise in English

Although he was raised a Catholic, he was an agnostic for most of his adult life.
She decided to turn vegan after watching a documentary about how poultry is raised.
She thinks she knows everything about raising children, but I could tell her a thing or two.
He was born and raised in Texas.
My dad died when we were small so my mom raised the family on her own.

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raise verb [T] (CARD GAMES)

If you raise another player in a game of cards, you risk more money than that player has risked:

I'll raise you.

[ + two objects ] I'll raise you $50.

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raise verb [T] (STOP)

formal

to end or stop:

They agreed to raise the trade embargo if three conditions were met.

After three weeks the siege was raised.

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Causing something to end

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raise verb [T] (COMMUNICATE)

to communicate with someone, especially by phone or radio:

I've been trying to raise Jack/Tokyo all day.

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Communicating & keeping in touch

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Grammar

Raise or rise?

Raise must have an object, as it is a transitive verb. It is a regular verb; its three forms are raise, raised, raised: …

Idioms

raise (a few) eyebrows
raise someone from the dead
raise your game
raise your hand to/against someone
raise hell
raise the roof

raise

noun [ C ]

/reɪz/ uk

/reɪz/

(UK rise)

an increase in the amount that you are paid for the work you do:

She asked the boss for a raise.

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(Definition of raise from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

raise | Intermediate English

raise

verb [ T ]

/reɪz/

raise verb [T] (LIFT)

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to cause something to be lifted up or become higher:

He raised the window shades.

Stephie raised her hand to ask the teacher a question.

raise verb [T] (BECOME BIGGER)

to cause something to become bigger or stronger; increase:

I had to raise my voice to be heard over the noise in the classroom.

There are no plans to raise taxes, the president said.

I don’t want to raise your hopes too much, but I think the worst of the flooding is over.

raise verb [T] (DEVELOP)

to take care of children or young animals until completely grown:

They raised a family and now want to enjoy their retirement.

raise verb [T] (BRING ABOUT)

to bring something to your attention; cause to be noticed:

This raises a number of important issues.

To raise money is to succeed in getting it:

I want to start my own business if I can raise enough money.

Idiom

raise hell

raise

noun [ C ]

/reɪz/

raise noun [C] (SOMETHING BECOMING BIGGER)

an increase in the amount money you earn:

She asked her boss for a raise.

(Definition of raise from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

raise | Business English

raise

verb [ T ]

/reɪz/ us

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to increase the amount, level, or quality of something:

The Bank of England was expected to raise the cost of borrowing after higher than expected inflation figures.

raise salaries/prices/taxes There is increasing pressure on exporters to raise prices in foreign markets.

raise awareness/standards/quality The new government is pledging to raise standards in education.

FINANCE

to manage to get money to invest in a business, project, property, etc.:

raise capital/funds/money We will raise funds for reconstruction by disposing of assets.

The share issue in the coffee company aims to raise €5m from investors eager to invest in ethical concerns.

raise a loan/mortgage

to mention something that you are worried or not sure about so that it can be examined and dealt with:

raise concerns/doubts/fears The company announced a package of reforms to address concerns raised by shareholders.

raise issues/objections/questions

ACCOUNTING

to prepare an invoice:

The exporter raises an invoice in the usual way on the overseas buyer.

COMMUNICATIONS

to make or arrange a phone call, especially to discuss technical help, business, etc.:

If you have a technical fault, you can raise a call using the in-house system.

raise

noun [ C ]

/reɪz/ us

(UK rise)

an increase in salary or wages:

A 2% raise for each employee would add $28 million to the overall budget.

(Definition of raise from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Examples of raise

raise

I was born and raised on the reservation.

From OregonLive.com

But the things he sees seem horrible enough to raise any man to violence, even at the risk of death.

From The Verge

Raise your eyes and there are the photos.

From Huffington Post

They say it takes a village to raise a child.

From Huffington Post

They were not given a chance to raise it.

From CNN

And we actually have chosen to raise our children with both faiths, so it's interesting that you were just talking about that.

From NPR

Money is also being raised to build water wells, which cost about $14,000 each.

From ABC News

It's very rare actually to find a main -- it's very rare to find an important company that never raised any money.

From TechCrunch

I try real hard to raise what we're going to need.

From Huffington Post

It takes a village to raise a child.

From CNN

The campaign has thus far raised more than $2 million dollars.

From CNN

This is not really about the amount of money raised.

From TechCrunch

It was having the home and raising four vivacious children almost singlehandedly.

From The Atlantic

Some are spending up to 20 percent of their budget on education but the problem is that they are not raising enough in taxation.

From Voice of America

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