"raise" meaning in All languages combined

See raise on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

IPA: /reɪz/ Audio: en-us-raise.ogg [US] Forms: raise [singular], raises [plural]
enPR: rāz Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A raise is an increase in pay at work.
    Sense id: simple-raise-en-noun-vCZBNgkc
  2. In gambling, a raise is an increased bet.
    Sense id: simple-raise-en-noun-9VnJAAXh

Verb [English]

IPA: /reɪz/ Audio: en-us-raise.ogg [US] Forms: raise [canonical], raises [third-person, singular], raised [past], raised [past, participle], raising [present, participle]
enPR: rāz Head templates: {{verb|rais|e}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If you raise something you make it higher; that is you move it up.
    Sense id: simple-raise-en-verb-qJhylbDY
  2. If you raise children or animals, you care for them until they have grown up (become adults).
    Sense id: simple-raise-en-verb-2u0E8055
  3. If you raise food (plants or animals) you grow it on a farm. This is also used for plants that are not food, like cotton or tobacco.
    Sense id: simple-raise-en-verb-T3hpfp0R
  4. If you raise a number, you make it bigger.
    Sense id: simple-raise-en-verb-b2NsF6RV
  5. If you raise an idea you start talking about it.
    Sense id: simple-raise-en-verb-6bQNxEsN
  6. If you raise somebody in gambling, you make a bigger bet.
    Sense id: simple-raise-en-verb-z51cojmV
  7. If someone raises the dead they make dead people alive again.
    Sense id: simple-raise-en-verb-99KdsHl7
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