Words / A2

RAYZ/reɪz/

Raise means lift something up, or make it higher: raise your hand, raise prices, raise money for charity. Rise is intransitive (the sun rises — no object). Raise always takes an object. Past: raised. Do not write rise when you need an object, or rays (beams of light) for raise.

Meaning

To lift something up, or to increase it.

Examples

• “Please raise your hand if you know the answer.”
• “They raised the flag at the start of the match.”
• “The school raised enough money for new books.”

Good to know

raise your hand / prices (needs an object). Contrast: rise (no object). Past: raised.

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