Meaning

present participle and gerund of raise.

Definitions by Sense

1. present participle and gerund of raise
2. Elevation.
3. Nurturing; cultivation; providing sustenance and protection for a living thing from conception to maturity.
4. Recruitment.
5. Collection or gathering, especially of money.
6. (US) The operation or work of setting up the frame of a building.
7. (linguistics) The movement of an argument from an embedded or subordinate clause to a matrix or main clause.
8. (linguistics, phonetics) A sound change in which a vowel or consonant becomes higher or raised, meaning that the tongue becomes more elevated or positioned closer to the roof of the mouth than before.

Example Sentences

cattle raising

to help at a raising

Contracts for the raising of 16 other bridges have been let.

Word Forms

• raisings

Synonyms for raising

Antonyms for raising

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When Should You Use Raising?

Use raising when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.

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