English Dictionary

raise one's hand

verb

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see raise, hand. / To volunteer. / To vote; to indicate agreement or approval. / To ask a question or make a request.

I always raise my hand in class to ask questions.

意味（1）

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see raise, hand.

She raised her hand to touch his face.

意味（2）

To volunteer.

The sergeant asked for someone to cross the minefield, and Private Muggins raised his hand.

意味（3）

To vote; to indicate agreement or approval.

Kevin pounded his fists into the desk and started crying. “You just hate me,” he wailed. Mrs. Pascual put her book down and said to her class, “Please raise your hand if you think that I hate Kevin.”

意味（4）

To ask a question or make a request.

The President said that he would now take questions, and several reporters raised their hands.

意味（5）

(often with 'against' or 'to') To assault physically, notionally with the hand or fist.

A man should not raise his hand against his wife.