verb / noun
raise
RAYZ/reɪz/
To bring something upward from a lower position.
The woman raises a box toward a high shelf.
Etymology
A Scandinavian verb such as Old Norse reisa expressed causing something to rise. That upward movement became an image for increasing amounts or bringing a question forward for attention.
In context
what this is going to do is it's going to raise the eyebrows and wrinkle the forehead
More examples
- Turning this knob raises the temperature.
- Her report raises an important question about safety.
- He gets a pay raise after his first year.
- She matches his raise to stay in the poker game.
Forms
raise · raises · raised · raising