raising
Học thuậtThân thiện
Definition
Noun:
- The act of bringing up or nurturing a child: "raising" refers to the process of caring for and educating a child until adulthood.
- The act of lifting or elevating something: "raising" can mean the action of moving something to a higher position or level.
- An increase in amount, level, or intensity: "raising" denotes the action of causing something to become greater.
Adjective:
- Increasing in quantity or value: Used to describe something that causes an increase.
Usage Examples
Noun:
- The raising of children requires patience and love. (The process of bringing up children requires patience and love.)
- The raising of the flag occurs at dawn. (The lifting of the flag occurs at dawn.)
- The raising of funds for the charity was successful. (The collection of funds for the charity was successful.)
Adjective:
- The company implemented a cost-raising measure. (The company implemented a measure that increases costs.)
Advanced Usage
"the raising of consciousness": the act of making people more aware of an issue.
- The documentary contributed to the raising of public consciousness about climate change.
"in the raising of": during the process of lifting or increasing.
- Great care was taken in the raising of the sunken vessel.
Variants and Related Words
Raise (verb): To lift, increase, or bring up.
- Please raise your hand if you have a question.
Raiser (noun): A person or thing that raises something (often used in compounds).
- She is a famous cattle raiser. (Note: This is a compound noun, not the target word 'raising' itself.)
Synonyms
- Noun (for nurturing): Uphringing, rearing, parenting.
- Noun (for lifting): Elevation, lifting, hoisting.
- Noun (for increasing): Increase, augmentation, boost.
Related Phrases
- Fund-raising: The activity of collecting money for a cause or organization. (Note: This is a compound noun listed as a related term).
- She is in charge of fund-raising for the new library.
Related Idioms
- "Like raising the dead": An extremely difficult or seemingly impossible task.
- Getting him to agree is like raising the dead.
Adjective
- increasing in quantity or value
- a cost-raising increase in the basic wage rate
Noun
- helping someone grow up to be an accepted member of the community
- they debated whether nature or nurture was more important
- the properties acquired as a consequence of the way you were treated as a child
- the event of something being raised upward
- an elevation of the temperature in the afternoon
- a raising of the land resulting from volcanic activity