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

From Gates's point of view, his stated motivation was raising money for his global health initiatives.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

“SPCX and other companies raising capital in public markets allows public investors to have direct exposure to some of the most important companies in the world,” Lee said.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026

Research finds a flat environment is best for stocks of all stripes, but there are some surprising results when the Fed is cutting or raising rates.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

The company responded by raising pricing 8.2% in 2022 and 7.5% in 2023.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

“You have to open it,” Jonah said, raising his face from the ground.

From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix

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