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Definition
raise1 Show phoneticsverb [T]
1 LIFT to lift something to a higher position
to raise your hand
2 INCREASE to increase an amount or level
to raise prices/taxes
3 IMPROVE to improve something
to raise standards
4 MONEY to collect money from other people
They're raising money for charity.
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Her answers raised doubts in my mind.
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8 CHILD to look after and educate a child until they have become an adult
Their ideas on how to raise children didn't always agree.
9 ANIMALS/CROPS to make an animal or crop grow
to raise chickens/sheep
