raise a hand in English

Audio: En-au-raise a hand.ogg

Forms: raises a hand [present, singular, third-person], raising a hand [participle, present], raised a hand [participle, past], raised a hand [past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} raise a hand (third-person singular simple present raises a hand, present participle raising a hand, simple past and past participle raised a hand)

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"raise a hand" meaning in English

Verb