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

Widdicombe and fellow comedian Rob Beckett also host Parenting Hell, a popular podcast about raising children that began life during the Covid lockdown.

From BBC • May 19, 2026

JW: A lot of the money we were raising was going straight into restoration, a stained-glass window here, the bells in the bell tower there, a broken monument restored.

From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026

She said Trump raising the case with Xi is an important step in winning her father’s release but a difficult road lies ahead.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026

Footage of the crash site on other days showed vehicles stopped on the track, with officials raising the red flag to signal to oncoming trains to stop until the traffic cleared, he said.

From Barron's • May 18, 2026

For Steve wasn’t raising his hand to ask a question.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis

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