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rise
- raise Rise and raise are usually verbs. ‘rise’ Rise is an intransitive verb. If something rises, it moves upwards. Thick columns of smoke from the chimneys. The other forms of rise are rises, rising, rose, risen. A few birds rose noisily into the air. The sun behind them. If an amount rises, it increases. Commission rates are expected to rise. Prices by more than 10%. When someone who is sitting rises, they raise their body until they are standing. This use of rise occurs mainly in stories. Dr Willoughby rose to greet them. In conversation and in less formal writing, don't say that someone ‘rises’. Say that they stand up. I put down my glass and . You can also use rise to say that someone gets out of bed in the morning. This use of rise also occurs mainly in stories, especially when the author is mentioning the time at which someone gets out of bed. They at dawn. In conversation and in less formal writing, don't use ‘rise’ to say that someone gets out of bed. Say that they get up. Mike decided it was time to . ‘raise’ Raise is a transitive verb. If you raise something, you move it to a higher position. He raised the cup to his lips. She her eyebrows in surprise. used as nouns Rise and raise can also be nouns. A rise is an increase in an amount or quantity. The price rises are expected to continue. There has been a in crime. In British English, a rise is also an increase in someone's wages or salary. He asked his boss for a rise. In American English, and sometimes in British English, people refer to this as a raise. She got a 5% . 'raised' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
🗣️Forum discussions with the word(s) "raised" in the title: 6.2 million has been raised - English Only forum
A defect is raised (in/on/against/towards?) the software application - English Only forum A job has been raised - English Only forum A large sum <has bee> <was> raised - English Only forum A large sum was raised/has been raised - English Only forum A loose jacket hangs/ hood is raised over - English Only forum a sort of raised platform - English Only forum a tone rises or is raised - English Only forum adults have no religious preference, only 8 percent were raised without one - English Only forum After six months your salary will be raised. - English Only forum Agnes () with her quiet eyes raised up to it; I following her glance - English Only forum All / The group / Each of them raised their <hand / hands> [Singular/plural] - English Only forum all parts are raised - English Only forum All the students raised their hand(s). - English Only forum as black a pirate as (=who?) ever raised a sail - English Only forum As he brought up/raised in today's meeting - English Only forum as Yellen has said they will be raised - English Only forum Ask students with their hand raised what kind of doctors do they want to become - English Only forum Asserting, growing club and has raised the stakes. - English Only forum Bayside, born and raised. - English Only forum Be raptured into the kingdom of heaven/be raised into the kingdom of heaven - English Only forum becomes raised at the plate - English Only forum Being raised by a tiger mother to me means as a child, I wasn't given the freedom - English Only forum born and raised - English Only forum Born and raised - English Only forum born and raised vs. born and grown up vs. born and bred - English Only forum By the time the alarm was raised, she <had> had no time - English Only forum comma after 'since' [conjunction]: since, with raised fares, people - English Only forum correct verb choice: [raised/brought up again] the incident and his words - English Only forum Culture in which you are raised - English Only forum more...
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