raise

el aumento

levantar

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A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).

noun

1. (increase)

Regionalism used in the United States

(United States)

a. el aumento

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

I will only stay with this company if they give me a pay raise.Me quedaré en esta empresa solo si me dan un aumento de sueldo.

A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).

transitive verb

2. (to lift)

a. levantar

Please raise your hand if you have a question.Por favor, levanten la mano si tienen alguna pregunta.

b. elevar

The platform had been raised a meter above the ground.Habían elevado la plataforma un metro por encima del suelo.

3. (to augment)

a. aumentar

If they raise their prices again, I'm going to stop shopping here.Si aumentan los precios otra vez, voy a dejar de comprar aquí.

b. subir

Raise the volume please; I can't hear the television.Sube el volumen por favor, no puedo oír la televisión.

4. (to collect)

a. recaudar

The foundation raised a substantial amount of money for cancer research.La fundación recaudó una cantidad considerable de dinero para la investigación del cáncer.

5. (to rear)

a. criar

After raising four children, they needed a break.Después de criar a cuatro niños, necesitaban un descanso.

6. (to bring up)

a. plantear

The new director raised many questions about the policies of the company.El director nuevo planteó muchas cuestiones en torno a la política de la empresa.

7. (to erect)

a. erigir

They are going to raise a statue to honor the hometown hero.Van a erigir una estatua en honor al héroe local.

8. (to cultivate)

a. cultivar

They raise a wide variety of produce to sell at the market.Cultivan una amplia variedad de productos para vender en el mercado.

9. (to improve)

a. aumentar

It has been proven that coffee raises your level of concentration.Se ha demostrado que el café aumenta el nivel de concentración.

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Conjugations

Participles

Present:	raising
Past:	raised

Indicative of "raise"

	Present	Past	Future
I	raise	raised	will raise
you	raise	raised	will raise
he/she	raises	raised	will raise
we	raise	raised	will raise
you	raise	raised	will raise
they	raise	raised	will raise