raise
part of speech
verb (raise, raises, raised, raising); noun (a raise, raises — American)
meaning for a pupil
1) To raise something is to lift it or move it higher. tree →
2) To raise an amount is to make it bigger, like raising prices. tree →
3) To raise children or animals is to look after them while they grow up. tree →
4) To raise money is to collect it for a cause. tree →
5) To raise a question or a problem is to mention it. tree →
6) A raise (American) is an increase in pay. tree →
sense in the lessons
In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: To raise up means to bring forth or appoint, as God will raise up a prophet or a man will raise up a child for his dead brother. In the Prophets and Psalms God also raises up a leader, or raises a stormy wind. Interpretation: The raising of seed for a dead brother is the law of levirate marriage. The promised prophet "like Moses" is read as a sign that God will always send true prophets to guide Israel. Isaiah's one raised from the east is read by tradition as Abraham. In the primary lessons: In class, raise your hand to ask or answer a question. In maths, a number raised to a power is multiplied by itself (2 raised to the power 3 = 2 × 2 × 2 = 8). In charity events, schools raise money with bake sales and fun runs. In farming, farmers raise sheep or crops. Phrases: raise your hand, raise money, raise your voice, raise the alarm, raise awareness, raise a family.
examples
- A prophet will the LORD thy God raise up unto thee, from the midst of thee, of thy brethren, like unto me; unto him ye shall hearken; (Torah DEU.18.15, JPS 1917) tree →
- And Judah said unto Onan: 'Go in unto thy brother's wife, and perform the duty of a husband's brother unto her, and raise up seed to thy brother.' (Torah GEN.38.8, JPS 1917) tree →
- I will raise them up a prophet from among their brethren, like unto thee; and I will put My words in his mouth, and he shall speak unto them all that I shall command him. (Torah DEU.18.18, JPS 1917) tree →
- Who hath raised up one from the east, at whose steps victory attendeth? (Prophets ISA.41.2, JPS 1917) tree →
- For ye have said: 'The LORD hath raised us up prophets in Babylon.' (Prophets JER.29.15, JPS 1917) tree →
- For He commanded, and raised the stormy wind, which lifted up the waves thereof; (Writings PSA.107.25, JPS 1917) tree →
- Raise your hand if you know the answer. tree →
- We raised fifty pounds at the bake sale. tree →
- They raised the flag at the start of the games. tree →
- Please don't raise your voice. tree →
- My grandparents raised six children. tree →
- The shop raised its prices. tree →
- She raised a good question. tree →
- Akela raised his old head wearily:-- tree →
note
Raise needs an object (you raise something); rise does not (the sun rises). Compare: "I raised the flag" / "The flag rose". In maths problems, "prices were raised by 2" means add 2; "raised to the power" means repeated multiplication. Do not confuse with "rays" or "raze", which sound the same.
In the corpora
- And the LORD raised up judges, who saved them out of the hand of those that spoiled them.
- And king Solomon raised a levy out of all Israel; and the levy was thirty thousand men.
- And the LORD raised up an adversary unto Solomon, Hadad the Edomite; he was of the king's seed in Edom.
- Moreover the LORD will raise Him up a king over Israel, who shall cut off the house of Jeroboam that day.
- Who hath raised up one from the east, at whose steps victory attendeth?
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «raise» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.