Most people get the words to raise vs rise mixed up. Most people often think that “rise” and “raise” have the same meaning and face the dilemma of whether to use raise or rise and use them interchangeably, but there is a difference between rise and raise. In this article, we will master the use of rise vs raise and the difference between raise and rise.
The verbs raise and rise are very similar in meaning which makes them easy to confuse.
Definition of Rise
The word ‘rise’ is used to talk about something that moves from a lower rank to a higher rank or its value increases or improves. It is also used to talk about getting up from lying or sitting.
Or, you can say that rise is used when something goes up by itself.
‘Rise’ is an intransitive verb means it does not require a direct object.
Example – The sun( subject) + rises( verb).
Forms of RISE
Present – rise
Past – rose
Past participle – risen
Different uses of Rise
❶ Represent an upward movement.
- The sun rises in the east.
- Hot air rises
❷ Used to get up from lying or sitting.
- I have just risen from my chair.
- She rises at 5 am every morning.
❸ Moves from a lower rank to an upper rank.
- Rohit has risen in her company very quickly and is now the manager.
❹ Increase.
- Prices are rising all the time.
- The prices are rising again.
Definition of raise
The word ‘raise’ is used to talk about lifting or moving something upward, to a higher position.
Raise is a transitive verb i.e. it must have a direct object
Forms of RAISE
Present – raise
Past – raised
Past participle – raised
Different uses of raise.
❶ To lift or elevate something.
- Raise your hand if you know the answer.
- She raised her eyebrows.
❷ To increase the amount of something.
- The government has raised the rate of Income tax.
- The government has raised the price of petrol.
- My boss raised my salary.
❸ To collect money.
- They’re into the arts, and charities to raise money for our war.
- They are raising money for the education of poor children.
❹ To bring up a child.
- I don’t want to raise an only child.
- She has raised a wonderful son.
❺To improve.
- We need to raise our level if we want to win the game.
- The good news will raise his spirits.
- If we want to take our business to the next level we must raise our standards.
❻ To speak up
- One should raise his/her voice, against the crime.
❼ To cause
- His remarks raised a laugh
Comparison chart
| Figure of comparison | Rise | Raise |
|---|---|---|
| part of speech | verb | verb |
| definition | The word ‘rise’ is used to talk about something that moves from a lower rank to a higher rank or its value increases or improves. | Raise means to cause to rise. It is used to talk about lifting or moving something upward, to a higher position. |
| Verb | Intransitive verb | Transitive verb |
| Types of verb | Irregular verb | Regular verb |
| Forms of verb | rise, rose, risen | raise, raised, raised |
| Synonyms | increase, hike, advance, growth etc. | lift, elevate, take up etc. |
| Antonyms | decrease, decline, etc. | lower, reduce, etc |
Examples | hot air rises My brother rises at 5 am daily | Raise your hands if you know the answer She has raised a wonderful son |
