Rise vs. Raise

                                                                      Rise vs. Raise

Two verbs which are similar in meaning: to move to a higher position. The essential difference is that raise is a transitive verb which needs an object to complete its meaning and rise is intransitive, it functions without an object and is sometimes followed by a phrase of time or place. Compare the following:

E.g. 'The sun rises in the East and sets in the West.'

E.g. 'I rise (i.e. get up) at six o’ clock every weekday morning in order to be at work by seven.'

E.g. 'He rose (i.e. stood up) to greet her.'

E.g. 'I raised my hand because I wanted to raise a question, but he took no notice of me.'

E.g. 'If you are raising a family as a single parent, you shouldn’t try to work full-time.'

E.g. 'My kid was ill and I had to raise money to pay for the operation.'