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Rise vs. Raise
Who or what is rising—the subject or the object?
Rise vs. Raise
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Use rise for an action that a person or animal does by oneself. Rise is an intransitive verb – it does not take an object. (to ascend, go up) rise, rose, risen |
| A PERSON OR THING MOVES UP |
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The man is rising from his chair.
The sun rises in the morning.
The bread dough rose quickly. 
He rises at six o'clock every morning. | RAISE |
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Use raise for an action that a person does to someone or something else. Raise is a transitive verb – it requires an object. (lift, increase, elevate) raise, raised, raised |
| A PERSON MOVES SOMETHING UP |
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The Boy Scout 
This farmer 
My employer Related page: Intransitive verbs
A similar verb is: arise, arose, arisen
Rise
Additional Meanings
Rise
| MEANINGS | EXPRESSIONS |
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GET OUT OF BED |
He rises at 6:00 a.m. every morning |
REACH UPWARD |
The towers of the bridge rise up 1,000 ft. |
COME INTO ACTION |
A storm is rising in the northern sky. |
OCCUR |
A quarrel arose among the two lovers. |
INCREASE ALTITUDE |
The plane rose as it approached the mountains. |
INCREASE RANK |
The rise of the middle class was easy to predict. |
PROVOKE |
They tried to get a rise out of him by insulting him. |
PRODUCE |
The Industrial Revolution gave rise to urbanization. ("give rise") |
Raise
Additional Meanings
Michelle raises vegetables.
Raise
| MEANINGS | EXPRESSIONS |
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FOSTER |
My grandparents raised me. |
GROW |
Mrs. Green raises roses. |
COLLECT |
The engineer raised over four million dollars for his battery-operated engine. |
INCREASE |
The landlord raised my rent. |
OPEN |
Raise the window shades and let some light in. |
ANIMATE, IMPROVED |
The good news raised his spirits. |
ASSEMBLE |
The king had to raise an army before he could go to war. |
CAUSE TROUBLE |
He was raising Cain in the back of the bus. |
Common Mistakes
Errors and Solutions
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He rised the hood (bonnet) of his car and worked on the engine. (lifted, put up) |
He raised the hood (bonnet) of his car and worked on the engine. |
He rised at 4 a.m. in the morning to catch his flight home. (woke up) |
He rose at 4 a.m. in the morning to catch his flight home. |
We raised up when the president came to greet us. (stood up) |
We rose when the president came to greet us. (stood up) |
Practice 1
Rising to the Occasion
Charles is a baker.
Rise or Raise?
Charles is a baker who has his own business located in South San Francisco. He does his baking in the early hours of the morning. He ____ at 3:00 a.m. six days a week and goes to work.
First, he makes the bread dough and sets it aside to give it time to ____. Then, he begins his long day. His parents ____ him and taught him to work hard.
He bakes dozens of loaves of breads, cakes and rolls. The ovens ____ the room temperature, but he is used to working in a very warm kitchen.
He has three helpers. With the increase in demand for his breads, he has had to ___ the number of employees who work for him. Sometimes, an employee asks him for a ____ in salary. He gives one when he can.
Because his business is increasing so fast, It is easy for him ____ money from investors. He has to pay his suppliers that buy directly from farmers that wheat used to make his flour. His name has been , in the world of successful baker-businessmen.
demand (N) – asking for something
increase in demand – more people are buying the product
investors (N) – businessmen or institutions who are willing to loan money in return for some of the profit (gains)
rise to the occasion (expression) – find courage or bravery to do what is needed for a particular challenge
salary (N) – money given to an employee for his or her work
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