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

Derived Forms

• self-raising
  adjective

Etymology

Origin of raising

raise + -ing ¹

Example Sentences

OpenAI recently completed the largest funding round in the history of Silicon Valley, raising $122 billion from Amazon.com, Nvidia, SoftBank and other investors.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

Often, grandfamilies are created suddenly due to a family tragedy, and grandparents don’t have long to prepare for the reality of raising a new generation of kids.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 8, 2026

BofA Securities followed suit Monday, maintaining a Buy rating and raising its price target to $2,100 from $1,550.

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026

Ghana, Nigeria and Zimbabwe have also organised repatriation efforts after raising concern about xenophobia in South Africa.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

Valerie had scouted places and spoke often about spending more time with the twins she’d given birth to, and even raising chickens.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis

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