raising

American  

[rey-zing] / ˈreɪ zɪŋ /

noun

Linguistics.

1. a rule of transformational grammar that shifts the subject or object of an embedded clause into the subject or object position of the main clause, as in the derivation of The suspect appears to be innocent from It appears that the suspect is innocent.

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raising British  

/ ˈreɪzɪŋ /

noun

1. transformational grammar a rule that moves a constituent from an embedded clause into the main clause See also subject-raising negative-raising

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Other Word Forms

• self-raising adjective

Etymology

Origin of raising

raise + -ing ¹

Example Sentences

At first, cities and districts tried to fix the situation by raising awareness.

From The Wall Street Journal

“The idea that, when raising capital, a privately held American company should be held to some unique standard that no other similar company would be held is both ridiculous and un-American.”

From The Wall Street Journal

Kelly, who becomes Sunderland's first world champion, sprinted to embrace trainer Adam Booth when the result was announced before grabbing the belt and raising it up to the 4,000-strong crowd.

From BBC

To offset its losses, Lincoln Avenue is raising water bills in March by about $15 per month for a typical customer.

From Los Angeles Times

Rekindled blazes are raising questions about whether agencies need to rethink how they ensure fires are truly extinguished.

From Los Angeles Times

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