RAISE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary
Meaning of raise in English
raise verb [T]
(LIFT )
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lift I can't lift my arm past this point without pain. raise Raise your hand if you have a question, please. elevate Put pressure on the wound and keep the injured limb elevated. pick up If the baby cries, pick him up and cuddle him. scoop up She scooped up the crying toddler and carried him off to his cot.
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raise verb [T]
(INCREASE )
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raise verb [T]
(EXIST )
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raise verb [T]
(DEVELOP )
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raise verb [T]
(CARD GAMES )
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raise verb [T]
(STOP )
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raise verb [T]
(COMMUNICATE )
I've been trying to raise Jack/Tokyo all day .
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(Definition of raise from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
raise | American Dictionary
raise verb [T]
(BECOME BIGGER )
raise verb [T]
(BRING ABOUT )
raise noun [C]
(SOMETHING BECOMING BIGGER )
(Definition of raise from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
Examples of raise
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Problems, then, are raised about the ecological validity of this constraint and the role it might play in the perception of ordinary, everyday motion.
This reduces the costs of financial intermediation and raises the overall return on investment.
In this commentary we raise two issues that we think are directly related to the theory's treatment of mental representations as emulations.
These gains in private technical efficiency raise social costs as the technological resource stock externality is exacerbated.
A telling example-of importance for the study reported below-involves (thematic) verb raising.
This charge is usually raised when minority or immigrant children are taught in a language other than their own.
But this raises precisely the question of what such appeals to nature are supposed to achieve.
The data also raise questions about government stability in majoritarian and proportional systems.
Individual interviews were conducted with two participants to explore themes and issues raised during discussions which they did not attend.
It is not sufficient just to raise agricultural output, however.
The clear lines of electoral accountability created by parliamentary systems also greatly raised the stakes of visible opposition to a national program.
Ownership types require additional annotations to use them, raising issues about their role in programming.
We find greater tip raising before both types of schwa, indicating light \l\ before schwa and dark \l\ in coda position.
The correlation coefficients between male life expectancy and some of the other control variables in the model raises the risk of multicollinearity.
His spellings give clear evidence of the variation in his own speech, with raised, unraised and even lowered equivalents of the short front vowels.
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Translations of raise
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舉起, 抬起, 提起…
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举起, 抬起, 提起…
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levantar, aumentar, criar…
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levantar, elevar, subir…
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वर करणे, वाढवणे, उभे ठाकणे…
~を持ち上げる, (手や頭など)を上げる, (数量・価格)を上げる…
kaldırmak, yükseltmek, artırmak…
opheffen, hijsen, verhogen…
எதையாவது உயர்ந்த நிலைக்கு உயர்த்த, எதையாவது அதிகரிக்க அல்லது பெரிதாக, சிறந்தது…
किसी चीज़ को ऊँचाई पर उठाना, बढ़ाना, बेहतर बनाना…
ઊંચું કરવું, વધારવું, ઉભી કરો…
angkat, meninggikan, menternak…
اٹھانا, بڑھانا, اضافہ کرنا…
піднімати, підвищувати, вирощувати…
поднимать, повышать, улучшать…
దేనినైనా ఉన్నత స్థానానికి ఎత్తు, దేనినైనా పెరిగేలా లేదా పెద్దదిగా, మెరుగ్గా…
ওঠানো, ওপরে তোলা, বাড়ানো…
zvednout, vztyčit, zvýšit…
mengangkat, menaikkan, memelihara…
ยกขึ้น, ทำให้เพิ่มขึ้น, ปลูก…
nâng lên, giơ lên, chăn nuôi…
podnosić, podwyższać, zbierać…
위로 올리다, (비용 등을) 인상하다, (아이를) 기르다…
alzare, sollevare, aumentare…
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