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to raise up

to raise up

7 2.1
To lift something or someone to a higher place
  • phrasal verb
  • /reɪz ʌp/
translation icon : elevar
  • To get a better view of the stage, the event staff will raise up the platform for the speakers.

You know it, that is the route to raising up everyone around you.

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Examples

  • When I raise up the Jeep, move your leg.

    The Delta Force (1986)

  • Jesus, who is one of us, who has given himself in death to God, is raised up by God.

    Academic text (2006)

  • God would raise up the judge to deliver the people from a specific crisis.

  • In this way, the child was raised up and over the wall and into the garden proper.

    Fiction book (1994)

  • We'll very carefully just raise up the cover on the slot.

  • I raised up on my elbow, and I could barely make out her face.

    Fiction book (1990)

  • Sometimes God raises up a ruler to bless His people, like He did with King David.

    Blog text (32)

  • We will use the bottom clamps to raise up this piece of the wood, the joint, because again, it's convex.

  • The God of our ancestors... ...raised up Jesus as our leader and Savior, that he might give repentance to Israel... ...and forgiveness of sins.

    Saint Paul (2000)

  • Since Jerusalem was raised up when Jesus ascended to heaven, this prophecy applies to the heavenly city.

    Blog text (34)

Synonyms

to pick up
vsto raise up
834 1.0

To lift something or someone from the ground with your hands

covers upward movement more generally, not only lifting from surfaces
to lift
vsto raise up
553 1.0

To raise something higher by hand or with a machine

is the general action of moving something to a higher position or level
to elevate
vsto raise up
128 3.9

To move something to a higher place or level

is the plain physical action of moving something higher without tone
to lift up
vsto raise up
107 1.1

To raise someone or something to a higher place

is the broad action of moving objects to a higher place or level
to take up
vsto raise up
56 2.0

To lift something up, often with a spoon or tool

is the general action of moving something to a higher position
to bump up
vsto raise up
23 3.4

To raise prices or amounts by a lot

is the physical action of moving objects to a higher position rather than increasing
to boost
vsto raise up
21 2.5

To push someone up from below so they reach a higher place

is the simple physical action of moving something to a higher position
to push up
vsto raise up
11 2.1

Move something to a higher place by pushing from below or behind

is the general action of moving something higher without specifying method
to up
vsto raise up
9 1.3

Make an amount or level higher

is the literal physical movement to a higher position, not numeric increase
to run up
vsto raise up
8 5.6

Raise a flag or sail by pulling on ropes

is the broader action of moving objects higher, not limited to rigging
to jack up
vsto raise up
4 4.3

To lift a car or truck off the ground with a small lifting tool

is the general act of moving something to a higher place without tools
to hike up
vsto raise up
  • Informal
4 3.5

Pull a piece of clothing higher on your body

is broader, applying to any object moved to a higher place
to hitch up
vsto raise up
  • Informal
3 4.4

Pull a piece of clothing higher on the body

is the general upward motion, not limited to clothing adjustments
to heave up
vsto raise up
  • Informal
3 4.5

To lift something heavy with a lot of effort

is the neutral action of moving something to a higher location
to heighten
vsto raise up
2 3.8

To make something higher, like a fence or bridge

is the concrete physical action of moving objects to a higher place
to soar up
vsto raise up
1 3.8

Rise very quickly to a much higher level

is the steady physical act of moving something to a higher place, not sudden increase
to heft up
vsto raise up
  • Informal
1 6.1

To lift something with effort to see how heavy it is

describes simple moving to a higher position without weight testing
to uprear
vsto raise up
  • Archaic
8.8

To lift something to a higher position

is the broader term for any upward movement across situations
to uptilt
vsto raise up
6.7

Move something so it points upward

is full movement to a higher place rather than only changing angle

Antonyms

to drop
∞ 1.0

To let something fall suddenly or by accident

to lower
802 1.0

Make something go down in position, amount, or strength

How High

to heave up
  • Informal
3 4.5
to hoist
79 4.7
to raise up
7 2.1
to lift up
107 1.1
to push up
11 2.1

Surface Forms

raise up infinitive
raised up past
raised up past participle
raising up present participle
raises up third person singular

Morphology

raise + up

The meaning 'to move or lift to a higher position' is directly derivable from combining 'raise' (to lift) with 'up' (to a higher place); the particle mainly reinforces direction rather than adding an unpredictable sense. This verb + particle composition is common and transparent, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents should understand the MWE.

Etymology

The phrasal verb raise up comes from a simple picture: to raise something, meaning lift it, and move it up with your hands, like when you raise your head to look at the sky. That's why it means 'to lift something or someone higher'.