"raise one's glass" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: raises one's glass [present, singular, third-person], raising one's glass [participle, present], raised one's glass [participle, past], raised one's glass [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} raise one's glass (third-person singular simple present raises one's glass, present participle raising one's glass, simple past and past participle raised one's glass)
  1. (figuratively, transitive with to) To toast; to acknowledge as something or someone to be celebrated. Tags: figuratively Synonyms: raise a glass Related terms: toast, salute, drink to someone's health Translations (Translations): nostaa malja (Finnish), lever son verre (French)
    Sense id: en-raise_one's_glass-en-verb-ffXBkSab Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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