Confusing Verbs: Raise / Rise
| Regular Verb TRANSITIVE - needs an object VERB FORMS: raise - raised - raised - raising |
Irregular Verb INTRANSITIVE - no object VERB FORMS: rise - rose - risen - rising |
| TO RAISE = to lift something, to elevate, to bring to maturity, to increase, to set upright by lifting or building | TO RISE = to move upward (without assistance) to move upright from a lying, kneeling, or sitting position to return from death |
| Terry raised her hand to wave at her friend. My grandmother raised cotton. Im raising some tomatoes. The store always raises prices. |
Hot air balloons rise. Franks rising from the sofa. The sun has already risen this morning. Zombies rise from the dead in horror |