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rise -
the action of moving upward |
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The water level in
the river is starting to rise
due to heavy rainfall. |
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Prices of goods tend
to rise during the holiday
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raise -
the action of lifting |
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The construction
workers are raising a new
building in the city center. |
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The company decided
to raise the salaries of its
employees by 10%. |
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Note :
In summary, "rise" is an intransitive verb used for things
that move upward or increase without directly affecting
something else, while "raise" is a transitive verb used when
something is being lifted, elevated, or increased by an
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lie, lay
little, a little
lose, loose
mature, matured
misused, disused
myself, by myself moral, morale
officer, official
on time, in time
precede, proceed
percentage, per cent
persecuted, prosecuted
personal, personnel
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price, prize
principal, principle
respectably, respectively
rational, rationale
rise, raise
site, sight
stationary, stationery
still, yet
super, superb
tenable, feasible
two cents, notion
weather, whether
wood, woods
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