Rise vs. Raise
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Rise is an irregular, intransitive verb: rise - rose -
risen. Things can rise, but you cannot rise something.
Example: Prices have already risen 4% since August, and I think
they're going to rise at the same rate until the end of the year.
Raise is a regular, transitive verb: raise - raised -
raised. People raise things. As well as to increase--to cause to
rise--raise has lots of meanings, including to collect capital, to
bring up children, etc.
Example: Last year they issued bonus shares and raised $2m.
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Authors: ag