/reɪz/
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
Examples
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"Raise" means to lift something up.
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"Raises" is the form used with he, she, or it.
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"Raised" is the past form of "raise".
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