raise
raise the level or amount of something
How often you will meet it
Rank 1,949 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 9,234 times across 155,370 chapters — 0.004% of every word in the library.
What it means
verb
- raise the level or amount of something raise my salaryraise the price of bread
- raise from a lower to a higher position also: lift, elevate, get up, bring up Raise your handsLift a load
- cause to be heard or known; express or utter raise a shoutraise a protest
- collect funds for a specific purpose The President raised several million dollars for his college
- cultivate by growing, often involving improvements by means of agricultural techniques also: grow, farm, produce The Bordeaux region produces great red winesThey produce good ham in Parma
- look after a child until it is an adult also: rear, bring up, nurture, parent raise a familybring up children
raise in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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She liked men to raise their hats.
The Pretty Lady · Arnold Bennett · Chapter 1
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But I prefer to raise my objections at once.
Punch — Volume 101, November 7, 1891 · Various · Chapter 1
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Thus Mme. Desclavettes was the only one to raise her voice.
Other People's Money · Emile Gaboriau · Chapter 1
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Had a meaner trick ever been played on boys with whom it was so hard to raise money?
The High School Boys' Canoe Club · H. Irving (Harrie Irving) Hancock · Chapter 1
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They exterminate dragons, they raise and appease tempests, they seem in their ecstatic visions to be borne above the earth.
The Dream · Émile Zola · Chapter 1