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Raise vs Rise : https://www.englishclub.com/vocabulary/cw-raise-rise.htm

  • raise is regular: raise, raised, raised 
  • rise is irregular: rise, rose, risen

The verbs raise and rise both refer to something going "up". The main difference between them is that raise is transitive (it must have a direct object) and rise is intransitive (no direct object).

 

  • The government plans to raise the age of retirement from 65 to 67.
  • If you have a question, please raise your hand.
  • Mary raises her voice when she's angry.
  • He raised his eyebrows, as if surprised.
  • They have raised their prices every year since they were founded.
  • The king's men were raising the drawbridge when it collapsed.

 

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