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Raise Sth Raised Verb Kaldırmak Money  /Reɪz   Transitive

Level A2 
Kind verb
Front raise 
IPA  /reɪz   / verb [transitive]
Back kaldırmak
yükselmek
Back 2

raise (verb)

 /reɪz   / verb [transitive]
 
MOVE UPWARDS
1 to lift sth up
kaldırmak
 If you want to leave the room raise your hand.
 The captain of the winning team raised the cup in the air.
 He raised himself up on one elbow.
OPPOSITE LOWER2
 note at RISE2
INCREASE
2
 raise sth (to sth)
to increase the level of sth or to make sth better or stronger
yükseltmek, arttırmak
 to raise taxes/salaries/prices
 The hotel needs to raise its standards.
 There's no need to raise your voice.
OPPOSITE LOWER2
 note at RISE2
COLLECT MONEY
3 to get money from people for a particular purpose
 (para) toplamak
 We are doing a sponsored walk to raise money for charity.
 a fund-raising event
INTRODUCE TOPIC
4 to introduce a subject that needs to be talked about or dealt with
gündeme getirmek, ortaya atmak
 I would like to raise the subject of money.
 This raises the question of why nothing was done before.
CAUSE
5 to cause a particular reaction or emotion
harekete geçirmek, çalıştırmak
 The neighbours raised the alarm when they saw smoke coming out of the window.
 to raise hopes/fears/suspicions in people's minds
CHILD/ANIMAL
6 to look after a child or an animal until they are an adult
yetiştirmek;
büyütmek
 You can't raise a family on what I earn.
 The children were raised on a diet of hamburgers and chips.
 look at bring sb up
FARM ANIMALS/PLANTS
7 to breed animals or grow a type of plant for a particular purpose
 (çocuk, hayvan, bitki, vb.) yetiştirmek, bakmak
 Sheep are raised for meat and wool.
IDIOM
raise your eyebrows
to show that you are surprised or that you do not approve of sth
 (hayretle, onaylamaksızın) kaşlarını kaldırmak
 

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