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WordBand 4.5–5.5Core (NGSL)
raise
/ɹeɪz/
verb1 of 2
to increase a quantity, size, intensity or price
- “The speaker raised his voice so that all might hear.”Tatoeba
- “The speaker raised his voice so that everyone might hear.”Tatoeba
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noun2 of 2
An increase in wages or salary; a rise (UK).
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Source: New General Service List (Browne, Culligan & Phillips) (CC BY-SA 4.0); Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0); Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR)