English Dictionary

raise

/ɹeɪz/

verb

To form by the accumulation of materials or constituent parts; to build up; to erect. / To cause something to come to the surface of water.

He decided to raise his hand and ask a question.

意味（1）

To form by the accumulation of materials or constituent parts; to build up; to erect.

to raise a wall, or a heap of stones

意味（2）

To cause something to come to the surface of water.

The ship was raised ten years after it had sunk.

意味（3）

(nautical) To cause (the land or any other object) to seem higher by drawing nearer to it.

to raise Sandy Hook light

意味（4）

To make (bread, etc.) light, as by yeast or leaven.

意味（5）

(figuratively) To cause (a dead person) to live again; to resurrect.

The magic spell raised the dead from their graves!

意味（6）

(military) To remove or break up (a blockade), either by withdrawing the ships or forces employed in enforcing it, or by driving them away or dispersing them.

意味（7）

(military, transitive) To relinquish (a siege), or cause this to be done.

意味（8）

To collect or amass.

to raise a lot of money for charity; to raise troops

意味（9）

(obsolete) To call up the forces of, to raise the troops from.

May it pleaſe your Grace that I ſhall raiſe the ſtreets,

May it pleaſe your Grace that I ſhall raiſe the ſtreets, To Gard your Maieſtie through Smithfield as you walke.

意味（10）

To bring up; to grow.

We visited a farm where they raise chickens.

意味（11）

To promote.

to raise somebody to office

意味（12）

To mention (a question, issue) for discussion.

A few important questions were raised after the attack.

意味（13）

(law) To create; to constitute (a use, or a beneficial interest in property).

There should be some consideration (i.e., payment or exchange) to raise a use.

意味（14）

To bring into being; to produce; to cause to arise, come forth, or appear.

Starting in January we will raise (introduce) taxes on all tobacco substitutes and vaping accessories.

意味（15）

To establish contact with (e.g., by telephone or radio).

Despite all the call congestion, she was eventually able to raise the police.

意味（16）

(poker, intransitive) To respond to a bet by increasing the amount required to continue in the hand.

John bet, and Julie raised, requiring John to put in more money.

意味（17）

(arithmetic) To exponentiate, to involute.

Two raised to the fifth power equals 32.

意味（18）

(linguistics, transitive, of a verb) To extract (a subject or other verb argument) out of an inner clause.

意味（19）

(linguistics, transitive, of a vowel) To produce a vowel with the tongue positioned closer to the roof of the mouth.

意味（20）

To increase the nominal value of (a cheque, money order, etc.) by fraudulently changing the writing or printing in which the sum payable is specified.

意味（21）

(programming, transitive) To instantiate and transmit (an exception, by throwing it, or an event).

A division by zero will raise an exception.

意味（22）

(India, transitive) To open, initiate.

I will raise a trouble-ticket in order to correct this reporting issue.