Talk:raise

Latest comment: 4 years ago by Backinstadiums in topic intransitive

Possible missing sense edit

raise Cain, raise the devil, raise hell, raise mischief: such phrases seem to be raise as in create, produce but are they (should they be) covered here? Equinox 22:39, 31 July 2018 (UTC)Reply

Which sense would be in "raise the alarm"? edit

If it is the sense in 2.6 then it would make a good example. — hippietrail (talk) 02:12, 31 January 2019 (UTC)Reply

intransitive edit

Raise in the intransitive sense "to rise up, arise is nonstandard:
Dough raises better when the temperature is warm.
Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English

--Backinstadiums (talk) 20:59, 10 December 2019 (UTC)Reply

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