Kilo Lingo

raise

/reɪz/

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Translation

To lift something up, or to help a child grow up.

Word origin

From Old Norse reisa, meaning to make rise or set upright.

Origin
Old Norse
Root
reisa
English cognates
rise, rear

Grammar

Verb typeregular (raise, raises, raised)

Examples

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"Raise" means to lift something up.

farmer sheep hill.

"Raises" is the form used with he, she, or it.

three .

"Raised" is the past form of "raise".

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This word is part of lesson 9.