English → Hindi
raise
/reɪz रेज़्/ verb [T] 1 to lift something up (कुछ) ऊपर उठाना
If you want to leave the room raise your hand.
He raised himself up on one elbow.
2 raise something (to something) to increase the level of something or to make something better or stronger किसी वस्तु के स्तर में वृद्धि करना या उसे बेहतर या अधिक सशक्त करना
to raise taxes/salaries/prices
raise the standards
to raise your voice [speak loudly or angrily]
✪ विलोम lower (अर्थ सं. 1 और 2 के लिए)
3 to get money from people for a particular purpose विशेष उद्देश्य के लिए लोगों से धनसंग्रह करना
We are doing a sponsored walk to raise money for charity.
a fund-raising event
4 to introduce a subject that needs to be talked about or dealt with चर्चा योग्य विषय पर चर्चा आरंभ करना, कोई विषय विचार के लिए सम्मुख रखना
I would like to raise the subject of money.
This raises the question of why nothing was done before.
5 to cause a particular reaction or emotion कोई विशेष प्रतिक्रिया या मनोभाव उत्पन्न करना
The neighbours raised the alarm [told everybody there was a fire/an emergency] when they saw smoke coming out of the window.
to raise hopes/fears/suspicions in people’s minds
6 to look after a child or an animal until he/she is an adult किसी बच्चे या पशु के बड़ा होने तक उसका पालन-पोषण करना
You can’t raise a family on what I earn.
⇨ bring somebody up देखिए।