move upwards
1 [VN] to lift or move sth to a higher level:
She raised the gun and fired. * He raised a hand in greeting. * She raised her eyes from her work.
OPPLOWER -< RISE
2 [VN] to move sth/sb/yourself to an upright position:
Somehow we managed to raise her to her feet. * He raised himself up on one elbow.
OPPLOWER
increase
3 [VN] ~ sth (to sth) to increase the amount or level of sth:
to raise salaries / prices / taxes * They raised their offer to $500. * We need to raise public awareness of the issue. * How can we raise standards in schools? * Don't tell her about the job until you know for sure-we don't want to raise her hopes (= make her hope too much). * I've never heard him even raise his voice (= speak louder because he was angry).
collect money / people
4 [VN] to bring or collect money or people together; to manage to get or form sth:
to raise funds / a loan * We are raising money for charity. * He set about raising an army.
seealsoFUND-RAISER
mention subject
5 [VN] to mention sth for people to discuss or sb to deal with:
The book raises many important questions. * I'm glad you raised the subject of money.
cause
6 to cause or produce sth; to make sth appear:
to raise doubts / fears / suspicions in people's minds * The plans for the new development have raised angry protests from local residents. * It wasn't an easy audience but he raised a few laughs with his jokes. * It had been a difficult day but she managed to raise a smile. * The horses' hooves raised a cloud of dust.
seealsoCURTAIN-RAISER, FIRE-RAISER
child / animal
7 (especially AmE) to care for a child or young animal until it is able to take care of itself:
[VN] They were both raised in the South. * kids raised on a diet of hamburgers * [VN-N] They raised her (as) a Catholic. * I was born and raised a city boy.
compareBRINGUP
farm animals / crops
8 [VN] to breed particular farm animals; to grow particular crops:
to raise cattle / corn
end sth
9 [VN] to end a restriction on sb/sth:
to raise a blockade / a ban / an embargo / a siege
on radio / phone
10 [VN] to contact sb and speak to them by radio or telephone:
We managed to raise him on his mobile phone.
dead person
11 [VN] ~ sb (from sth) to make sb who has died come to life again:
Christians believe that God raised Jesus from the dead.
IDIOMS
raise a / your hand against / to sb to hit or threaten to hit sb
raise your eyebrows (at sth) [oftenpassive] to show that you disapprove of or are surprised by sth:
Eyebrows were raised when he arrived without his wife.
raise your glass (to sb) to hold up your glass and wish sb happiness, good luck, etc. before you drink
raise hell (informal) to protest angrily, especially in a way that causes trouble for sb
raise the roof to produce or make sb produce a lot of noise in a building, for example by shouting or CHEERING:
Their cheers raised the roof.
raise sb's spirits to make sb feel more cheerful or brave:
The sunny weather raised my spirits a little.
moreatANTE, HACKLES, SIGHTn., TEMPERATURE
PHRASALVERBS
raise sth to sb/sth to build or place a statue, etc. somewhere in honour or memory of sb/sth:
The town raised a memorial to those killed in the war.
noun (AmE) = RISE
