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

And for many British parents raising a child can feel like a game of chance.

From BBC

Texan AI energy company Fermi was among London’s largest public offerings of the year, raising over $680 million when it listed in October.

From The Wall Street Journal

So far, automakers like Nissan have held back on raising prices, absorbing the hit through lower profits.

From The Wall Street Journal

These AI start-ups are almost all unprofitable and will have to keep raising capital to pay their cloud bills.

From Barron's

Spending the money is proving more problematic than raising it.

From BBC

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