Rise vs. Raise: What's the Difference?
Edited by Harlon Moss || By Janet White || Published on November 3, 2023
"Rise" means to move upward or increase on its own, while "Raise" means to lift or elevate something else.
Key Differences
"Rise" is an intransitive verb, indicating an upward movement or increase without the direct action of another entity. In contrast, "Raise" is a transitive verb, implying that there's an object being acted upon, leading it to ascend or elevate.
In many contexts, "Rise" suggests a natural or passive elevation or growth. For example, the sun rises, and temperatures can rise. "Raise," on the other hand, implies an active effort to elevate or increase something, like raising one's hand or raising an issue.
Another distinction lies in the subject of the action. When something "rises," it does so on its own accord. Bread rises. When something is "raised," it's being acted upon by an external force. A farmer raises crops.
Grammatically, "Rise" doesn't take a direct object because things rise by themselves. Conversely, "Raise" requires an object, as there's always something being lifted or elevated.
A noteworthy point about both "Rise" and "Raise" is their application in varied contexts. While "Rise" can pertain to literal and figurative growth or increase, "Raise" often alludes to elevating in position, rank, or status, as well as literal lifting.
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Comparison Chart
Transitivity
Intransitive (no direct object)
Transitive (requires a direct object)
Implies
Passive or natural increase
Active elevation or lifting
Subjects
Act on their own
Acted upon by an external force
Usage in Context
Both literal & figurative
Often about position, rank, or status
Grammatical Requirement
No direct object needed
Direct object is essential
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Rise and Raise Definitions
Rise
Begin; become initiated.
A new problem has risen.
Raise
Bring up for discussion or consideration.
He raised a valid point.
Rise
To assume a standing position after lying, sitting, or kneeling.
Raise
Grow or cultivate.
Farmers raise crops.
Rise
To get out of bed
Rose at dawn.
Raise
To move to a higher position; elevate
Raised the loads with a crane.
Rise
To move from a lower to a higher position; ascend
Hot air rises.
Raise
To set in an upright or erect position
Raise a flagpole.
Rise
To increase in size, volume, or level
The river rises every spring.
Raise
To erect or build
Raise a new building.
Rise
To increase in number, amount, or value
Prices are rising.
Raise
To cause to arise, appear, or exist
The slap raised a welt.
Rise
To increase in intensity, force, or speed
The wind has risen.
Raise
To increase in size, quantity, or worth
Raise an employee's salary.
Rise
To increase in pitch or volume
The sound of their voices rose and fell.
Raise
To increase in intensity, degree, strength, or pitch
Raised his voice.
Rise
To ascend above the horizon
The moon rose an hour after sunset.
Raise
To improve in rank or dignity; promote
Raised her to management level.
Rise
To extend upward; be prominent
The tower rose above the hill.
Raise
To grow, especially in quantity; cultivate
Raise corn and soybeans.
Rise
To slant or slope upward
Denali rises to nearly 6,200 meters.
Raise
To breed and care for to maturity
Raise cattle.
Rise
To come into existence; originate
Bitterness that rose from hard experience.
Raise
To bring up; rear
Raise children.
Rise
To be erected
New buildings are rising in the city.
Raise
To accustom to something from an early age
"a post-World War II generation raised on shopping malls and multiplex cinemas" (Gustav Niebuhr).
Rise
To appear at the surface of the water or the earth; emerge.
Raise
To put forward for consideration
Raised an important question. See Synonyms at broach1.
Rise
To puff up or become larger; swell up
The bread dough should rise to double its original size.
Raise
To voice; utter
Raise a shout.
Rise
To become stiff and erect
The hair rose on the cat's neck.
Raise
To awaken; arouse
Noise that would raise the dead.
Rise
To attain a higher status
An officer who rose through the ranks.
Raise
To stir up; instigate
Raise a revolt.
Rise
To become apparent to the mind or senses
Old fears rose to haunt me.
Raise
To bring about; provoke
Remarks intended to raise a laugh.
Rise
To uplift oneself to meet a demand or challenge
She rose to the occasion and won the election.
Raise
To make contact with by radio
Couldn't raise the control tower after midnight.
Rise
To return to life
Rose from the dead.
Raise
To gather together; collect
Raise money from the neighbors for a charity.
Rise
To rebel
"the right to rise up, and shake off the existing government" (Abraham Lincoln).
Raise
To cause (dough) to puff up.
Rise
To close a session of an official assembly; adjourn.
Raise
To end (a siege) by withdrawing troops or forcing the enemy troops to withdraw.
Rise
To cause to rise
The dogs will rise the pheasants.
Raise
To remove or withdraw (an order).
Rise
To cause (a distant object at sea) to become visible above the horizon by advancing closer.
Raise
To increase (a poker bet).
Rise
The act of rising; an ascent.
Raise
To bet more than (a preceding bettor in poker).
Rise
The degree of elevation or ascent.
Raise
To increase the bid of (one's bridge partner).
Rise
The first appearance of a celestial object as it ascends above the horizon.
Raise
(Nautical) To bring into sight by approaching nearer
Raised the Cape.
Rise
An increase in height, as of the level of water.
Raise
To alter and increase fraudulently the written value of (a check, for example).
Rise
A gently sloped hill.
Raise
To cough up (phlegm).
Rise
A long broad elevation that slopes gently from the earth's surface or the ocean floor.
Raise
(Scots) To make angry; enrage.
Rise
An origin, beginning, or source
The rise of the novel.
Raise
To increase a poker bet or a bridge bid.
Rise
Occasion or opportunity
Facts that give rise to doubts about her motives.
Raise
The act of raising or increasing.
Rise
The emergence of a fish seeking food or bait at the water's surface.
Raise
An increase in salary.
Rise
An increase in price, worth, quantity, or degree.
Raise
(physical) To cause to rise; to lift or elevate.
To raise your hand if you want to say something; to raise your walking stick to defend yourself
Rise
An increase in intensity, volume, or pitch.
Raise
To form by the accumulation of materials or constituent parts; to build up; to erect.
To raise a wall, or a heap of stones
Rise
Elevation in status, prosperity, or importance
The family's rise in New York society.
Raise
To cause something to come to the surface of water.
The ship was raised ten years after it had sunk.
Rise
The height of a flight of stairs or of a single riser.
Raise
(nautical) To cause (the land or any other object) to seem higher by drawing nearer to it.
To raise Sandy Hook light
Rise
Chiefly British An increase in salary or wages; a raise.
Raise
To make (bread, etc.) light, as by yeast or leaven.
Rise
(Informal) An angry or irritated reaction
Finally got a rise out of her.
Raise
(figurative) To cause (a dead person) to live again; to resurrect.
The magic spell raised the dead from their graves!
Rise
The distance between the crotch and waistband in pants, shorts, or underwear.
Raise
(military) To remove or break up (a blockade), either by withdrawing the ships or forces employed in enforcing it, or by driving them away or dispersing them.
Rise
(intransitive) To move, or appear to move, physically upwards relative to the ground.
Raise
To relinquish (a siege), or cause this to be done.
Rise
To move upwards.
We watched the balloon rise.
Raise
(transitive) To create, increase or develop.
We need to raise the motivation level in the company.
To raise the quality of the products; to raise the price of goods; to raise (increase) taxes
Rise
To grow upward; to attain a certain height.
This elm tree rises to a height of seventy feet.
Raise
To collect or amass.
To raise a lot of money for charity; to raise troops
Rise
To slope upward.
The path rises as you approach the foot of the hill.
Raise
(obsolete) To call up the forces of, to raise the troops from.
Rise
(of a celestial body) To appear to move upwards from behind the horizon of a planet as a result of the planet's rotation.
The sun was rising in the East.
Raise
To bring up; to grow.
We visited a farm where they raise chickens.
Chew with your mouth shut — were you raised in a barn?
Rise
To become erect; to assume an upright position.
To rise from a chair or from a fall
Raise
To promote.
To raise somebody to office
Rise
To leave one's bed; to get up.
Raise
To mention (a question, issue) for discussion.
A few important questions were raised after the attack.
Rise
(figurative) To be resurrected.
He rose from the grave;
He is risen!
Raise
(legal) To create; to constitute (a use, or a beneficial interest in property).
There should be some consideration (i.e., payment or exchange) to raise a use.
Rise
(figurative) To terminate an official sitting; to adjourn.
The committee rose after agreeing to the report.
Raise
To bring into being; to produce; to cause to arise, come forth, or appear.
Starting in January we will raise (introduce) taxes on all tobacco substitutes and vaping accessories.
Rise
(intransitive) To increase in value or standing.
Raise
To establish contact with (e.g., by telephone or radio).
Despite all the call congestion, she was eventually able to raise the police.
Rise
To attain a higher status.
Raise
To respond to a bet by increasing the amount required to continue in the hand.
John bet, and Julie raised, requiring John to put in more money.
Rise
Of a quantity, price, etc., to increase.
Raise
(arithmetic) To exponentiate, to involute.
Two raised to the fifth power equals 32.
Rise
To become more and more dignified or forcible; to increase in interest or power; said of style, thought, or discourse.
To rise in force of expression; to rise in eloquence;
A story rises in interest.
Raise
To extract (a subject or other verb argument) out of an inner clause.
Rise
To ascend on a musical scale; to take a higher pitch.
To rise a tone or semitone
Raise
To produce a vowel with the tongue positioned closer to the roof of the mouth.
Rise
To begin, to develop; to be initiated.
Raise
To increase the nominal value of (a cheque, money order, etc.) by fraudulently changing the writing or printing in which the sum payable is specified.
Rise
To become active, effective or operational, especially in response to an external or internal stimulus.
To rise to the occasion
Thus far, my intellect has been able to rise sufficiently to meet every academic challenge that I have encountered.
As Patrick continued to goad me, I felt my temper rising towards the limits of my self control.
Raise
To instantiate and transmit (an exception, by throwing it, or an event).
A division by zero will raise an exception.
Rise
To develop.
As hunger and despondency became more intense, a determination rose within me to find a way of getting off the desert island.
Raise
To open, initiate.
I will raise a trouble-ticket in order to correct this reporting issue.
Rise
To swell or puff up in the process of fermentation; to become light.
Has that dough risen yet?
Raise
(US) pay raise: an increase in wages or salary.
The boss gave me a raise.
Rise
(of a river) To have its source (in a particular place).
Raise
(weightlifting) A shoulder exercise in which the arms are elevated against resistance.
Rise
To become perceptible to the senses, other than sight.
A noise rose on the air;
Odour rises from the flower
Raise
(curling) A shot in which the delivered stone bumps another stone forward.
Rise
To become agitated, opposed, or hostile; to go to war; to take up arms; to rebel.
Raise
(poker) A bet that increases the previous bet.
Rise
To come to mind; to be suggested; to occur.
Raise
A cairn or pile of stones.
Rise
(transitive) To go up; to ascend; to climb.
To rise a hill
Raise
To cause to rise; to bring from a lower to a higher place; to lift upward; to elevate; to heave; as, to raise a stone or weight.
Rise
(transitive) To cause to go up or ascend.
To rise a fish, or cause it to come to the surface of the water
To rise a ship, or bring it above the horizon by approaching it
Raise
To bring to a higher condition or situation; to elevate in rank, dignity, and the like; to increase the value or estimation of; to promote; to exalt; to advance; to enhance; as, to raise from a low estate; to raise to office; to raise the price, and the like.
This gentleman came to be raised to great titles.
The plate pieces of eight were raised three pence in the piece.
Rise
(obsolete) To retire; to give up a siege.
Raise
To cause to rise up, or assume an erect position or posture; to set up; to make upright; as, to raise a mast or flagstaff.
Rise
To come; to offer itself.
Raise
To increase the strength, vigor, or vehemence of; to excite; to intensify; to invigorate; to heighten; as, to raise the pulse; to raise the voice; to raise the spirits or the courage; to raise the heat of a furnace.
Rise
To be lifted, or capable of being lifted, from the imposing stone without dropping any of the type; said of a form.
Raise
To cause to spring up from a recumbent position, from a state of quiet, or the like; to awaken; to arouse.
They shall not awake, nor be raised out of their sleep.
Rise
The process of or an action or instance of moving upwards or becoming greater.
The rise of the tide.
There was a rise of nearly two degrees since yesterday.
Exercise is usually accompanied by a temporary rise in blood pressure.
Raise
To cause to arise, grow up, or come into being or to appear; to give rise to; to originate, produce, cause, effect, or the like.
Rise
The process of or an action or instance of coming to prominence.
The rise of the working class.
The rise of the printing press.
The rise of the feminists.
Raise
To elevate in degree according to some scale; as, to raise the pitch of the voice; to raise the temperature of a room.
Rise
An increase in a quantity, price, etc.
Raise
To rouse to action; to stir up; to incite to tumult, struggle, or war; to excite.
He commandeth, and raiseth the stormy wind.
Æneas . . . employs his pains,In parts remote, to raise the Tuscan swains.
Rise
Ellipsis of pay risean increase in wage or salary.
The governor just gave me a rise of two pound six.
Raise
To form by the accumulation of materials or constituent parts; to build up; to erect; as, to raise a lofty structure, a wall, a heap of stones.
I will raise forts against thee.
Rise
The amount of material extending from waist to crotch in a pair of trousers or shorts.
The rise of his pants was so low that his tailbone was exposed.
Raise
To cause to rise, as by the effect of leaven; to make light and spongy, as bread.
Miss Liddy can dance a jig, and raise paste.
Rise
(Sussex) A small hill; used chiefly in place names.
Raise
To bring up from the lower world; to call up, as a spirit from the world of spirits; to recall from death; to give life to.
Why should it be thought a thing incredible with you, that God should raise the dead ?
Rise
An area of terrain that tends upward away from the viewer, such that it conceals the region behind it; a slope.
Raise
To bring together; to collect; to levy; to get together or obtain for use or service; as, to raise money, troops, and the like.
Rise
(informal) A very noticeable visible or audible reaction of a person or group.
Making fun of their football team is one sure way to get a rise from a crowd.
She really got a rise from the audience when she donned a wig and talked like the president.
Raise
To cause (the land or any other object) to seem higher by drawing nearer to it; as, to raise Sandy Hook light.
Rise
(architecture) The height of an arch or a step.
As the rise, i.e. height, of the arch decreases, the outward thrust increases.
Each step had a rise of 170 mm and a going of 250 mm.
Raise
To cause to grow; to procure to be produced, bred, or propagated; to grow; as, to raise corn, barley, hops, etc.; toraise cattle.
I was raised, as they say in Virginia, among the mountains of the North.
Rise
Alternative form of rice
Raise
To create or constitute; as, to raise a use, that is, to create it.
Rise
To move from a lower position to a higher; to ascend; to mount up. Specifically: - (a) To go upward by walking, climbing, flying, or any other voluntary motion; as, a bird rises in the air; a fish rises to the bait.
Raise
To bring into being; to produce; to cause to arise, come forth, or appear; - often with up.
I will raise them up a prophet from among their brethren, like unto thee.
God vouchsafes to raise another worldFrom him [Noah], and all his anger to forget.
Rise
To ascend or float in a fluid, as gases or vapors in air, cork in water, and the like.
Raise
To give rise to; to set agoing; to occasion; to start; to originate; as, to raise a smile or a blush.
Thou shalt not raise a false report.
Rise
To have the aspect or the effect of rising.
Raise
To give vent or utterance to; to utter; to strike up.
Soon as the prince appears, they raise a cry.
Rise
To move upward under the influence of a projecting force; as, a bullet rises in the air.
Raise
To bring to notice; to submit for consideration; as, to raise a point of order; to raise an objection.
Rise
To appear above the horizont, as the sun, moon, stars, and the like.
Raise
The amount a salary is increased;
He got a 3% raise
He got a wage hike
Rise
To increase in size, force, or value; to proceed toward a climax.
Raise
An upward slope or grade (as in a road);
The car couldn't make it up the rise
Rise
To grow upward; to attain a certain height; as, this elm rises to the height of seventy feet.
Raise
Increasing the size of a bet (as in poker);
I'll see your raise and double it
Rise
To become apparent; to emerge into sight; to come forth; to appear; as, an eruption rises on the skin; the land rises to view to one sailing toward the shore.
Raise
The act of raising something;
He responded with a lift of his eyebrow
Fireman learn several different raises for getting ladders up
Rise
To increase in power or fury; - said of wind or a storm, and hence, of passion.
Raise
Raise the level or amount of something;
Raise my salary
Raise the price of bread
Rise
In various figurative senses.
Raise
Raise from a lower to a higher position;
Raise your hands
Lift a load
Rise
To reach a higher level by increase of quantity or bulk; to swell; as, a river rises in its bed; the mercury rises in the thermometer.
Raise
Cause to be heard or known; express or utter;
Raise a shout
Raise a protest
Raise a sad cry
Rise
To become perceptible to other senses than sight; as, a noise rose on the air; odor rises from the flower.
Raise
Collect funds for a specific purpose;
The President raised several million dollars for his college
Rise
To become of higher value; to increase in price.
Bullion is risen to six shillings . . . the ounce.
Raise
Cultivate by growing, often involving improvements by means of agricultural techniques;
The Bordeaux region produces great red wines
They produce good ham in Parma
We grow wheat here
We raise hogs here
Rise
To become excited, opposed, or hostile; to go to war; to take up arms; to rebel.
At our heels all hell should riseWith blackest insurrection.
No more shall nation against nation rise.
Raise
Bring up;
Raise a family
Bring up children
Rise
To ascend from the grave; to come to life.
But now is Christ risen from the dead.
Raise
Evoke or call forth, with or as if by magic;
Raise the specter of unemployment
He conjured wild birds in the air
Stir a disturbance
Call down the spirits from the mountain
Rise
To become erect; to assume an upright position; as, to rise from a chair or from a fall.
Raise
Move upwards;
Lift one's eyes
Rise
To have a beginning; to proceed; to originate; as, rivers rise in lakes or springs.
A scepter shall rise out of Israel.
Honor and shame from no condition rise.
Raise
Construct, build, or erect;
Raise a barn
Rise
To become larger; to swell; - said of a boil, tumor, and the like.
Raise
Call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses);
Arouse pity
Raise a smile
Evoke sympathy
Rise
To attain to a better social position; to be promoted; to excel; to succeed.
Some rise by sin, and some by virtue fall.
Raise
Create a disturbance, especially by making a great noise;
Raise hell
Raise the roof
Raise Cain
Rise
To terminate an official sitting; to adjourn; as, the committee rose after agreeing to the report.
It was near nine . . . before the House rose.
Raise
Raise in rank or condition;
The new law lifted many people from poverty
Rise
To leave one's bed; to arise; as, to rise early.
He that would thrive, must rise by five.
Raise
Increase;
This will enhance your enjoyment
Heighten the tension
Rise
To increase in intensity; - said of heat.
Raise
Give a promotion to or assign to a higher position;
John was kicked upstairs when a replacement was hired
Women tend not to advance in the major law firms
I got promoted after many years of hard work
Rise
To become more and more dignified or forcible; to increase in interest or power; - said of style, thought, or discourse; as, to rise in force of expression; to rise in eloquence; a story rises in interest.
Raise
Cause to puff up with a leaven;
Unleavened bread
Rise
To ascend on a musical scale; to take a higher pith; as, to rise a tone or semitone.
Raise
In bridge: bid (one's partner's suit) at a higher level
Rise
To tower up; to be heaved up; as, the Alps rise far above the sea.
Raise
Bet more than the previous player
Rise
To become louder, or higher in pitch, as the voice.
Raise
Cause to assemble or enlist in the military;
Raise an army
Recruit new soldiers
Rise
To come to mind; to be suggested; to occur.
A thought rose in me, which often perplexes men of contemplative natures.
Raise
Put forward for consideration or discussion;
Raise the question of promotions
Bring up an unpleasant topic
Rise
To be lifted, or to admit of being lifted, from the imposing stone without dropping any of the type; - said of a form.
Raise
Pronounce (vowels) by bringing the tongue closer to the roof of the mouth;
Raise your `o'
Rise
To slope upward; as, a path, a line, or surface rises in this direction.
Raise
Activate or stir up;
Raise a mutiny
Rise
To increase in amount; to enlarge; as, his expenses rose beyond his expectations.
Raise
Establish radio communications with;
They managed to raise Hanoi last night
Rise
To come; to offer itself.
There chanced to the prince's hand to riseAn ancient book.
Raise
Multiply (a number) by itself a specified number of times: 8 is 2 raised to the power 3
Rise
To retire; to give up a siege.
He, rising with small honor from Gunza, . . . was gone.
Raise
Bring (a surface, a design, etc.) into relief and cause to project;
Raised edges
Rise
To swell or puff up in the process of fermentation; to become light, as dough, and the like.
Raise
Invigorate or heighten;
Lift my spirits
Lift his ego
Rise
To go up; to ascend; to climb; as, to rise a hill.
Raise
Put an end to;
Lift a ban
Raise a siege
Rise
To cause to rise; as, to rise a fish, or cause it to come to the surface of the water; to rise a ship, or bring it above the horizon by approaching it; to raise.
Until we rose the bark we could not pretend to call it a chase.
Raise
Cause to become alive again;
Raise from the dead
Slavery is already dead, and cannot be resurrected
Upraising ghosts
Rise
The act of rising, or the state of being risen.
Raise
Lift or move to a higher position.
She raised her hand to ask a question.
Rise
The distance through which anything rises; as, the rise of the thermometer was ten degrees; the rise of the river was six feet; the rise of an arch or of a step.
Raise
Increase the amount, level, or strength of.
They want to raise taxes.
Rise
Land which is somewhat higher than the rest; as, the house stood on a rise of land.
Raise
Collect or levy.
They're trying to raise funds for charity.
Rise
Spring; source; origin; as, the rise of a stream.
All wickednes taketh its rise from the heart.
Rise
Appearance above the horizon; as, the rise of the sun or of a planet.
Rise
Increase; advance; augmentation, as of price, value, rank, property, fame, and the like.
The rise or fall that may happen in his constant revenue by a Spanish war.
Rise
Increase of sound; a swelling of the voice.
The ordinary rises and falls of the voice.
Rise
Elevation or ascent of the voice; upward change of key; as, a rise of a tone or semitone.
Rise
The spring of a fish to seize food (as a fly) near the surface of the water.
Rise
A growth in strength or number or importance
Rise
The act of changing location in an upward direction
Rise
An upward slope or grade (as in a road);
The car couldn't make it up the rise
Rise
A movement upward;
They cheered the rise of the hot-air balloon
Rise
The amount a salary is increased;
He got a 3% raise
He got a wage hike
Rise
The property possessed by a slope or surface that rises
Rise
A wave that lifts the surface of the water or ground
Rise
(theology) the origination of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost;
The emanation of the Holy Spirit
The rising of the Holy Ghost
The doctrine of the procession of the Holy Spirit from the Father and the Son
Rise
An increase in cost;
They asked for a 10% rise in rates
Rise
Increase in price or value;
The news caused a general advance on the stock market
Rise
Move upward;
The fog lifted
The smoke arose from the forest fire
The mist uprose from the meadows
Rise
Increase in value or to a higher point;
Prices climbed steeply
The value of our house rose sharply last year
Rise
Rise to one's feet;
The audience got up and applauded
Rise
Rise up;
The building rose before them
Rise
Come to the surface
Rise
Become more extreme;
The tension heightened
Rise
Come into existence; take on form or shape;
A new religious movement originated in that country
A love that sprang up from friendship
The idea for the book grew out of a short story
An interesting phenomenon uprose
Rise
Be promoted, move to a better position
Rise
Go up or advance;
Sales were climbing after prices were lowered
Rise
Get up and out of bed;
I get up at 7 A.M. every day
They rose early
He uprose at night
Rise
Rise in rank or status;
Her new novel jumped high on the bestseller list
Rise
Increase in volume;
The dough rose slowly in the warm room
Rise
Become heartened or elated;
Her spirits rose when she heard the good news
Rise
Exert oneself to meet a challenge;
Rise to a challenge
Rise to the occasion
Rise
Take part in a rebellion; renounce a former allegiance
Rise
Come up, of celestial bodies;
The sun also rises
The sun uprising sees the dusk night fled...
Jupiter ascends
Rise
Return from the dead;
Christ is risen!
The dead are to uprise
Rise
Move from a lower position to a higher one.
The balloon began to rise.
Rise
Increase in number, size, or intensity.
The crime rate is on the rise.
Rise
Get up from lying, sitting, or kneeling.
She rose from her chair.
Rise
Move upward, especially from the horizon.
The sun rises in the east.
FAQs
Can "Raise" be used without an object?
No, "Raise" requires a direct object.
Are "Rise" and "Raise" interchangeable?
No, "Rise" is intransitive and "Raise" is transitive.
Can "Raise" mean to cultivate or grow?
Yes, like raising crops or livestock.
Is "Rise" only about upward movement?
Mostly, but it can also indicate an increase or growth.
Is "Rise" passive?
It indicates passive or natural elevation or increase.
Does "Rise" always require an external force?
No, things can rise on their own.
Can I say "Raise the sun"?
No, the correct term is "The sun rises."
Does "Rise" imply effort?
Not necessarily, it often indicates a natural occurrence.
Can I "Raise a question"?
Yes, it means to bring up or introduce a question.
Is "Risen" the past participle of "Rise"?
Yes, as in "The sun has risen."
What's the opposite of "Raise"?
Lower or decrease.
Can "Raise" mean to elevate in status?
Yes, as in "raise in rank" or "get a raise."
Are "Rise" and "Raise" both verbs?
Primarily, but "rise" can also be a noun.
Does "Rise" have a noun form?
Yes, "rise" can also be a noun meaning an increase or upward movement.
Can you "Raise awareness"?
Yes, it means to increase knowledge or understanding.
Does "Rise" always suggest something positive?
No, it can also refer to negative growth, like "rise in crime."
Can "Rise" mean to get out of bed?
Yes, as in "rise and shine."
What's the past tense of "Raise"?
Raised.
Can "Rise" refer to terrain?
Yes, as in a "hill rises" from the ground.
Is "Raise" always about physical lifting?
No, it can be figurative, like raising hopes.
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